COPD Flare-Up Clinic After Severe Exacerbations
The Role of COPD Flare-up Clinic Service After Severe Exacerbations to Reduce Recurrent Exacerbations
- COPD
- COPD Exacerbation (AECOPD)
At a glance
- Phase
- Phase not stated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
- Enrolment target
- 240
- Started
- 1 July 2026
- Main results due
- 31 December 2028
- Study sites
- 1
- Registry updated
- 24 September 2026
Can you take part?
- Ages 40 years to 80 years.
- Open to any sex.
- You need the condition being studied — healthy volunteers are not accepted.
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Read the full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Prior COPD diagnosis based on clinical and spirometry accepted criteria. * Acute exacerbation of COPD as the main reason for ED arrival. * Ability to perform in-person and telephone follow-up. * Agree to participate, with a signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic heart failure as the main reason for emergency department visit in the last 6 months. * Uncontrolled comorbidity. * Vulnerable Populations: To ensure ethical compliance and participant safety, the study will exclude vulnerable populations. This includes pregnant women, and any person lacking the mental or legal capacity to provide independent informed consent.
What this study is about
In the sponsor’s own words, from the registry.
This prospective randomized controlled trial evaluates whether a specialized "COPD flare-up clinic service" improves outcomes in patients following an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Patients presenting to the emergency department with AECOPD and discharged or hospitalized will be randomized 1:1 to either structured follow-up in a dedicated flare-up clinic or standard follow-up by scheduled telephone interviews.
The researches hypothesize that structured follow-up in a specialized clinic will reduce recurrent exacerbations, optimize long-term COPD management, and improve patients' quality of life compared to standard care.
Study sites(1)
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, 6423906
Tel Aviv, Israel
Recruiting
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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT07629869. Trialion does not run this study, is not paid to refer anyone to it, and cannot enrol you. Eligibility is always decided by the research team at the site.
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