Weight loss boosts COPD outcomes? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07159594
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 20-week program combining a low-calorie diet with exercise in 70 people who have both obesity and COPD. The goal is to see if weight loss can improve how far they can walk in 6 minutes, as well as their lung function, symptoms, and inflammation. If it works, it could lead to better treatment guidelines for this growing group of patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- diet and exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that structured weight loss improves breathing and daily function in people with COPD and obesity, potentially leading to new treatment guidelines.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Weight loss can be hard to maintain, and the program may not work for all patients.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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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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: * Individuals with COPD, defined by the GOLD criteria, with a forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) \< 80% of predicted and a forced expiratory ratio of \<70, with a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * patients with untreated cardiac disease, renal or hepatic failure, active cancer treatment, diabetes mellitus with prescribed insulin or patients with reported unintentional weight loss in the previous three months, or physical impairment that might affect the exercise capacity.
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Conditions
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