Can exercise change COPD inflammation? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07376161
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a structured exercise and education program (pulmonary rehabilitation) can reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in people with stable COPD. Researchers will measure specific blood markers before and after the program in 27 adults aged 40-80. The goal is to understand if this therapy has biological effects beyond just improving symptoms.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 27 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients aged 40 to 80 years with a diagnosis of stable COPD, defined according to the GOLD criteria (FEV₁/FVC \< 70% and FEV₁ \< 70% predicted), who are former smokers with a smoking history of at least 10 pack-years, and who are referred to the pulmonary rehabilitation program of our institution, will be consecutively enrolled in the study.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 40-80 years with a diagnosis of stable COPD * Airflow limitation defined according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria (forced expiratory volume in 1 second / forced vital capacity \[FEV₁/FVC\] \< 70% and forced expiratory volume in 1 second \[FEV₁\] \< 70% predicted) * Former smokers with a smoking history of at least 10 pack-years * Clinically stable disease at the time of enrollment * Ability and willingness to participate in the pulmonary rehabilitation program * Provision of written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Current smokers * History of acute COPD exacerbation or respiratory infection within the past 6 weeks * Presence of other chronic lung diseases (e.g., bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, asthma) * Active malignancy * Severe or uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, including recent acute myocardial infarction or malignant arrhythmias * Neurological, orthopedic, or psychiatric conditions that preclude objective functional assessment or participation in exercise training * Use of antioxidant or vitamin supplementation within the past 4 weeks * Determination by a cardiologist that participation in an exercise-based rehabilitation program is not medically appropriate
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Medeniyet University
Istanbul, Kadikoy, 34730, Turkey (Türkiye)
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