Studying COPD cells with advanced gene testing
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study collects lung tissue samples during planned surgery to look at the cells and genes involved in COPD. It aims to understand why the disease gets worse over time.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be scheduled for lung surgery at this hospital (for any reason).
- You have been diagnosed with COPD according to the 2024 GOLD guidelines.
- You are willing to let us use a sample of your lung tissue that would be removed anyway during surgery, or you already have such a sample stored.
- You do NOT have advanced lung cancer.
- You do NOT have asthma that caused a flare-up in the last year.
- You are NOT taking strong immune-suppressing medicines (such as anti-rejection drugs).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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