Simple 75-Second breath test could revolutionize asthma and COPD diagnosis
NCT ID NCT07253883
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new, easy way to diagnose asthma and COPD using a handheld device that measures carbon dioxide in a person's breath. Instead of the current uncomfortable and time-consuming lung tests, participants simply breathe normally into the device for 75 seconds. The goal is to see if artificial intelligence can accurately identify the correct diagnosis from the breath patterns, which could make diagnosis faster and more accessible in community clinics.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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
Participants with a suspicion of asthma and/or COPD
- Ages
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18 to 110 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Referred for respiratory diagnostic testing with a clinical suspicion of asthma or COPD * Participant is willing and able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Referred for respiratory diagnostic testing for a condition other than asthma or COPD, with no mention in the referral of a clinical suspicion of COPD or asthma * Participants who, in the opinion of the chief investigator, or their delegate, are unlikely to comply with the requirements of the study * Inability to give written informed consent * Participants who are acutely unwell * Patients unable to breathe through their mouths e.g. tracheostomy patients
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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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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool, Merseyside, L14 3PE, United Kingdom
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