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The CATALINA Study

Recruitingn/aAges 18 Years - anyAllWim Janssens
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The CATALINA study is a prospective cohort study embedded within CICERO (Collaboration In COPD ExaceRbatiOns, a European Respiratory Society supported Clinical Research Collaboration), designed to collect standardised, longitudinal clinical data and biological samples in 20 centres across Europe and beyond.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years and older * Established diagnosis of COPD by medical doctor (based on clinical history OR pulmonary function test with an FEV1/FVC \< 0.7) * Current hospitalization with suspicion of an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) * Inclusion within 48 hours post hospital admission * Voluntary written informed consent of the participant or his/her representative obtained prior to any study procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unwilling or unable to comply with study procedures * Patients not requiring treatment with systemic corticosteroids, antibiotics or both as a minimum therapy for the index AECOPD * Patients with a confirmed positive test result for COVID19, or those highly suspected based on clinical examination
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What it tests

  • Not listed
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Where

22 sites
Kepler University Hospital
Linz, Austria
University Hospital Vienna
Vienna, Austria
CHU St-Pierre Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
UZ Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
CHU UCL Namur Site Godinne
Yvoir, Belgium
CHU de Lille
Lille, France
Cochin Hospital
Paris, France
LungenClinic
Großhansdorf, Germany

…and 14 more on ClinicalTrials.gov.

🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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