Smartwatch study aims to predict COPD attacks before they land you in hospital
NCT ID NCT06890767
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will give 50 COPD patients a wearable device to track their heart rate, breathing, oxygen levels, and activity for three months after a severe flare-up. The goal is to understand how symptoms change at home and build a computer model that could one day warn patients and doctors early, potentially preventing future hospital stays.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- wearable mobile device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a system that predicts COPD flare-ups early, allowing timely treatment and fewer hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants. It is designed to collect data and build a model, not to test a treatment, so direct patient benefits are uncertain.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Provide signed and dated informed consent * Adults older than 18 years of age * Previously diagnosed with COPD * Speak and understand the Dutch language * Need for hospitalization Exclusion Criteria: * Previous diagnosis of asthma * Not in the possession of a smartphone
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Genk, Limburg, 3600, Belgium
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