Scientists probe mitochondrial link to lung disease
NCT ID NCT07474220
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at a protein called SLC25A48 in blood cells of 180 people with or without COPD. Researchers want to see if its levels are linked to inflammation and disease progression. The goal is to better understand COPD, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
patient of hospital
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * pre-COPD or COPD stages I-IV as per the 2023 GOLD guidelines (case group) * healthy individuals without chronic diseases or major medical conditions Exclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with neuromuscular diseases * experienced respiratory disease exacerbation requiring emergency care or hospitalization in the past three months * assessed by a physician to have severe malnutrition or a significantly low BMI * continuously taking folic acid supplements * willing to receive or have already received self-paid nutrition clinic services at this hospital
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardinal Tien Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, 23148, Taiwan
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Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University
RECRUITINGNew Taipei City, 24352, Taiwan
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