| Unique ID issued by UMIN | UMIN000059694 |
|---|---|
| Receipt number | R000068278 |
| Scientific Title | An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Right Ventricular Isovolumic Relaxation Time, Pulmonary Vascular Load, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with COPD |
| Date of disclosure of the study information | 2025/11/12 |
| Last modified on | 2025/11/12 03:46:26 |
An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Right Ventricular Isovolumic Relaxation Time, Pulmonary Vascular Load, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with COPD
COPD-IRT Study
An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Right Ventricular Isovolumic Relaxation Time, Pulmonary Vascular Load, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with COPD
COPD-IRT Study
| Japan |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
| Pneumology |
Others
NO
The aim of this study is to determine whether right ventricular isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT) obtained by echocardiography can serve as a noninvasive indicator of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) measured by right heart catheterization in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Others
Observational validation of diagnostic/physiologic association. To assess the extent to which echocardiographic isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT) reflects invasively measured pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), focusing on continuous associations.
Exploratory
Others
Not applicable
Association between right ventricular isovolumetric relaxation time (IRT) measured by echocardiography and pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) measured by right heart catheterization.
The strength of the association will be evaluated using correlation coefficients (Pearson or Spearman) and linear regression analysis.
Association between IRT and unindexed pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR).
Association between IRT and clinical parameters, including mMRC dyspnea score, 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), and treadmill exercise test (TMET) performance.
Correlation between PVRI and %FEV1, %DLCO, and mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP).
Comparison of echocardiographic parameters (IRT, PAAcT, TEI index, etc) between COPD patients with and without pulmonary hypertension.
Correlation between IRT and pulmonary function parameters (%DLCO, %FEV1).
Association between IRT and hemodynamic variables obtained from right heart catheterization (mPAP, PAWP, CI, SvO2).
Comparison of IRT values between patients with and without pulmonary hypertension (PH).
Observational
| 20 | years-old | <= |
| 80 | years-old | > |
Male and Female
Adults aged between 20 and 80 years.
Patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by respiratory specialists according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria.
Clinically stable condition for at least 3 months, with no need for treatment modification.
Underwent both echocardiographic and right heart catheterization (RHC) examinations for the evaluation of exertional dyspnea.
Complete and analyzable clinical, echocardiographic, and hemodynamic data available.
Patients were excluded if they met any of the following criteria:
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) caused by etiologies other than COPD (e.g., interstitial lung disease, pulmonary embolism).
Left heart disease defined as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 50% or moderate to severe valvular heart disease.
Systemic inflammatory diseases or collagen vascular disorders.
Pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) > 15 mmHg.
Treatment with systemic vasodilators or calcium channel blockers, or recent use of these agents.
Comorbid conditions unrelated to COPD that significantly limit physical activity (for example, neuromuscular or orthopedic disorders).
Incomplete hemodynamic or echocardiographic data or missing essential parameters.
Clinical features suggesting asthma or asthma COPD overlap (ACO), including:
Bronchodilator reversibility in FEV1 greater than or equal to 200 mL,
Blood eosinophil count greater than 150 cells per micro liter,
History of atopy, or
Serum IgE level greater than 170 IU per mL.
Atrial fibrillation or significant arrhythmias that make time interval measurement difficult.
Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) defined as fibrotic changes occupying more than 10 percent of total lung field on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT).
Patients with minimal paraseptal fibrosis or traction bronchiectasis involving less than 10 percent of the lung field were included.
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| 1st name | Yosuke |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Tanaka |
Nippon Medical School Hospital
Department of Respiratory Medicine
113-8603
1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
03-3822-2131
yosuke-t@nms.ac.jp
| 1st name | Yosuke |
| Middle name | |
| Last name | Tanaka |
Nippon Medical School Hospital
Department of Respiratory Medicine
113-8603
1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
03-3822-2131
yosuke-t@nms.ac.jp
Nippon Medical School Hospital
Yosuke Tanaka
Nippon Medical School Hospital
Self funding
Institutional Review Board of Nippon Medical School Hospital
1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan
03-3822-2131
nms_fuzokurinri@nms.ac.jp
NO
日本医科大学付属病院
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This study is a single-center, retrospective observational study conducted at Nippon Medical School Hospital, including patients who underwent right heart catheterization and echocardiography between October 2021 and October 2025. No new interventions or patient recruitment were performed; anonymized existing clinical data were analyzed. The study was conducted under the comprehensive ethical approval of the Institutional Review Board of Nippon Medical School Hospital, with individual consent waived by the opt-out policy.
Although the study protocol was finalized in July 2025, the protocol fixation date was set to April 1, 2020, for consistency within the UMIN registration system, as this is a retrospective study.
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