The Impact of a Weight Reduction Intervention on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Obesity and COPD

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Obesity and COPD are increasingly common and often coexist, worsening health outcomes such as reduced lung function, exercise capacity, and increased systemic inflammation. While COPD was historically associated with underweight, obesity is now more prevalent among these patients and poses new challenges. Despite some evidence that weight loss may improve lung function, comprehensive interventions have not been fully studied. The TRIO-COPD study aims to evaluate a 20-week program combining energy restriction, adequate protein intake, and structured exercise in COPD patients with obesity. The study will assess: Primary outcome: -Exercise capacity (6-minute walking test). Secondary outcomes: -Lung function (spirometry and lung volumes), -symptoms ( assessed via questionnaires), body composition (fat mass, fat-free mass, waist circumference), and inflammatory markers (e.g., IL-6, CRP, CC16). A subgroup will also undergo sputum analysis. The study addresses a critical gap, aiming to determine whether structured weight reduction can improve COPD symptoms, reduce inflammation, and limit muscle loss-advancing understanding of obesity's impact on COPD and providing evidence for potential treatment guidelines.

What you commit to

• Study type: Interventional
• Planned participants: 70
• From 1 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2027
• No sites listed in no country
• Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who the study is looking for

Age in the registry: 40 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

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