NCT00608764

Brief Summary

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a long-term lung disease that is often caused by cigarette smoking. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether certain genetic factors predispose some smokers to develop COPD more than others.

Trial Health

75
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
10,718

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
28mo left

Started Nov 2007

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

20 active sites

Status
active not recruiting

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress89%
Nov 2007Aug 2028

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2007

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 28, 2008

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 6, 2008

Completed
20.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2028

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2028

Last Updated

September 17, 2025

Status Verified

September 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

20.8 years

First QC Date

January 28, 2008

Last Update Submit

September 16, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCOPDEmphysemaChronic BronchitisGeneticsAssociation StudiesComputed Tomography

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1)

    Measured at baseline

  • Emphysema, as shown on chest CT scan

    Measured at baseline

  • Airway wall thickness on chest CT scan

    Measured at baseline

  • COPD status (COPD participants versus control group participants)

    Measured at baseline

Study Arms (4)

NHW COPD Participants

Non-Hispanic white participants with COPD

NHW Control Group

Non-Hispanic white participants with normal spirometry (do not have COPD)

AA COPD Participants

African-American participants with COPD

AA Control Group

African-American participants with normal spirometry (do not have COPD)

Eligibility Criteria

Age45 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Particpants with COPD will include outpatient clinic patients, patients in registries, previous study participants, and COPD Foundation volunteers. Participants without COPD will include spouses and friends of study participants with COPD and patients at primary care practices.

You may qualify if:

  • At least 10 pack-years of cigarette smoking (although a of nonsmoking controls is also being enrolled)
  • Self-designation of non-Hispanic white or African-American

You may not qualify if:

  • Other lung diseases (except for asthma in participants with COPD)
  • Pregnant
  • Cancer (other than skin cancer) in the 5 years prior to study entry
  • Received antibiotics for a COPD exacerbation in the 1 month prior to study entry
  • First- or second-degree relative of a previously enrolled study participant

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (20)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, 35249, United States

Location

University of California at San Diego

San Diego, California, 92103, United States

Location

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute

Torrance, California, 90502, United States

Location

National Jewish Health

Denver, Colorado, 80206, United States

Location

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, 30310, United States

Location

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

Location

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Reliant Medical Group

Worcester, Massachusetts, 01608, United States

Location

Ann Arbor VA Medical Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105, United States

Location

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

Minneapolis VA Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States

Location

HealthPartners Research Foundation

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55440, United States

Location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States

Location

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

Location

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States

Location

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15232, United States

Location

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Location

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  • Wells JM, Parker MM, Oster RA, Bowler RP, Dransfield MT, Bhatt SP, Cho MH, Kim V, Curtis JL, Martinez FJ, Paine R 3rd, O'Neal W, Labaki WW, Kaner RJ, Barjaktarevic I, Han MK, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Barr RG, Woodruff P, Castaldi PJ, Gaggar A; SPIROMICS and COPDGene Investigators. Elevated circulating MMP-9 is linked to increased COPD exacerbation risk in SPIROMICS and COPDGene. JCI Insight. 2018 Nov 15;3(22):e123614. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.123614.

  • Hayden LP, Cho MH, Raby BA, Beaty TH, Silverman EK, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators. Childhood asthma is associated with COPD and known asthma variants in COPDGene: a genome-wide association study. Respir Res. 2018 Oct 29;19(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0890-0.

  • Boueiz A, Pham B, Chase R, Lamb A, Lee S, Naing ZZC, Cho MH, Parker MM, Sakornsakolpat P, Hersh CP, Crapo JD, Stergachis AB, Tal-Singer R, DeMeo DL, Silverman EK, Zhou X, Castaldi PJ; COPDGene investigators, by Core Units:, ECLIPSE Investigators:, GenKOLS Investigators:. Integrative Genomics Analysis Identifies ACVR1B as a Candidate Causal Gene of Emphysema Distribution. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2019 Apr;60(4):388-398. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0110OC.

  • Bodduluri S, Puliyakote ASK, Gerard SE, Reinhardt JM, Hoffman EA, Newell JD Jr, Nath HP, Han MK, Washko GR, San Jose Estepar R, Dransfield MT, Bhatt SP; COPDGene Investigators. Airway fractal dimension predicts respiratory morbidity and mortality in COPD. J Clin Invest. 2018 Dec 3;128(12):5374-5382. doi: 10.1172/JCI120693. Epub 2018 Oct 29.

  • Jiang Y, Chen S, McGuire D, Chen F, Liu M, Iacono WG, Hewitt JK, Hokanson JE, Krauter K, Laakso M, Li KW, Lutz SM, McGue M, Pandit A, Zajac GJM, Boehnke M, Abecasis GR, Vrieze SI, Zhan X, Jiang B, Liu DJ. Proper conditional analysis in the presence of missing data: Application to large scale meta-analysis of tobacco use phenotypes. PLoS Genet. 2018 Jul 17;14(7):e1007452. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007452. eCollection 2018 Jul.

  • Prokopenko D, Sakornsakolpat P, Fier HL, Qiao D, Parker MM, McDonald MN, Manichaikul A, Rich SS, Barr RG, Williams CJ, Brantly ML, Lange C, Beaty TH, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Cho MH. Whole-Genome Sequencing in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2018 Nov;59(5):614-622. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2018-0088OC.

  • Bhatt SP, Kazerooni EA, Newell JD Jr, Hokanson JE, Budoff MJ, Dass CA, Martinez CH, Bodduluri S, Jacobson FL, Yen A, Dransfield MT, Fuhrman C, Nath H; COPDGene Investigators. Visual Estimate of Coronary Artery Calcium Predicts Cardiovascular Disease in COPD. Chest. 2018 Sep;154(3):579-587. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.05.037. Epub 2018 Jun 8.

  • Wan ES, Fortis S, Regan EA, Hokanson J, Han MK, Casaburi R, Make BJ, Crapo JD, DeMeo DL, Silverman EK; COPDGene Investigators. Longitudinal Phenotypes and Mortality in Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry in the COPDGene Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Dec 1;198(11):1397-1405. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201804-0663OC.

  • Ash SY, Harmouche R, Ross JC, Diaz AA, Rahaghi FN, Vegas Sanchez-Ferrero G, Putman RK, Hunninghake GM, Onieva Onieva J, Martinez FJ, Choi AM, Bowler RP, Lynch DA, Hatabu H, Bhatt SP, Dransfield MT, Wells JM, Rosas IO, San Jose Estepar R, Washko GR; COPDGene Investigators. Interstitial Features at Chest CT Enhance the Deleterious Effects of Emphysema in the COPDGene Cohort. Radiology. 2018 Aug;288(2):600-609. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2018172688. Epub 2018 Jun 5.

  • Diaz AA, Martinez CH, Harmouche R, Young TP, McDonald ML, Ross JC, Han ML, Bowler R, Make B, Regan EA, Silverman EK, Crapo J, Boriek AM, Kinney GL, Hokanson JE, Estepar RSJ, Washko GR. Pectoralis muscle area and mortality in smokers without airflow obstruction. Respir Res. 2018 Apr 10;19(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0771-6.

  • Sakornsakolpat P, Morrow JD, Castaldi PJ, Hersh CP, Bosse Y, Silverman EK, Manichaikul A, Cho MH. Integrative genomics identifies new genes associated with severe COPD and emphysema. Respir Res. 2018 Mar 22;19(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0744-9.

  • Ash SY, Harmouche R, Putman RK, Ross JC, Martinez FJ, Choi AM, Bowler RP, Regan EA, Curtis JL, Han MK, Boucher RC, O'Neal WK, Hatabu H, Lynch DA, Rosas IO, Hunninghake GM, San Jose Estepar R, Washko GR; COPDGene Investigators. Association between acute respiratory disease events and the MUC5B promoter polymorphism in smokers. Thorax. 2018 Nov;73(11):1071-1074. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-211208. Epub 2018 Feb 13.

  • Fawzy A, Putcha N, Paulin LM, Aaron CP, Labaki WW, Han MK, Wise RA, Kanner RE, Bowler RP, Barr RG, Hansel NN; SPIROMICS and COPDGene Investigators. Association of thrombocytosis with COPD morbidity: the SPIROMICS and COPDGene cohorts. Respir Res. 2018 Jan 26;19(1):20. doi: 10.1186/s12931-018-0717-z.

  • Morrow JD, Cho MH, Platig J, Zhou X, DeMeo DL, Qiu W, Celli B, Marchetti N, Criner GJ, Bueno R, Washko GR, Glass K, Quackenbush J, Silverman EK, Hersh CP. Ensemble genomic analysis in human lung tissue identifies novel genes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Hum Genomics. 2018 Jan 15;12(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40246-018-0132-z.

  • Bhatt SP, Kim YI, Harrington KF, Hokanson JE, Lutz SM, Cho MH, DeMeo DL, Wells JM, Make BJ, Rennard SI, Washko GR, Foreman MG, Tashkin DP, Wise RA, Dransfield MT, Bailey WC; COPDGene Investigators. Smoking duration alone provides stronger risk estimates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease than pack-years. Thorax. 2018 May;73(5):414-421. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2017-210722. Epub 2018 Jan 11.

  • Hayden LP, Hardin ME, Qiu W, Lynch DA, Strand MJ, van Beek EJ, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators( *). Asthma Is a Risk Factor for Respiratory Exacerbations Without Increased Rate of Lung Function Decline: Five-Year Follow-up in Adult Smokers From the COPDGene Study. Chest. 2018 Feb;153(2):368-377. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.11.038. Epub 2017 Dec 15.

  • Halper-Stromberg E, Yun JH, Parker MM, Singer RT, Gaggar A, Silverman EK, Leach S, Bowler RP, Castaldi PJ. Systemic Markers of Adaptive and Innate Immunity Are Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Severity and Spirometric Disease Progression. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2018 Apr;58(4):500-509. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2017-0373OC.

  • Diaz AA, Strand M, Coxson HO, Ross JC, San Jose Estepar R, Lynch D, van Rikxoort EM, Rosas IO, Hunninghake GM, Putman RK, Hatabu H, Yen A, Kinney GL, Hokanson JE, Silverman EK, Crapo J, Washko GR. Disease Severity Dependence of the Longitudinal Association Between CT Lung Density and Lung Function in Smokers. Chest. 2018 Mar;153(3):638-645. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.10.012. Epub 2017 Oct 21.

  • Boueiz A, Chang Y, Cho MH, Washko GR, San Jose Estepar R, Bowler RP, Crapo JD, DeMeo DL, Dy JG, Silverman EK, Castaldi PJ; COPDGene Investigators. Lobar Emphysema Distribution Is Associated With 5-Year Radiological Disease Progression. Chest. 2018 Jan;153(1):65-76. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.09.022. Epub 2017 Sep 21.

  • Brunette AM, Holm KE, Wamboldt FS, Kozora E, Moser DJ, Make BJ, Crapo JD, Meschede K, Weinberger HD, Moreau KL, Bowler RP, Hoth KF. Subjective cognitive complaints and neuropsychological performance in former smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2018 May;40(4):411-422. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2017.1356912. Epub 2017 Aug 2.

  • Bodduluri S, Reinhardt JM, Hoffman EA, Newell JD Jr, Nath H, Dransfield MT, Bhatt SP; COPDGene Investigators. Signs of Gas Trapping in Normal Lung Density Regions in Smokers. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Dec 1;196(11):1404-1410. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201705-0855OC.

  • Bhatt SP, Bodduluri S, Hoffman EA, Newell JD Jr, Sieren JC, Dransfield MT, Reinhardt JM; COPDGene Investigators. Computed Tomography Measure of Lung at Risk and Lung Function Decline in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep 1;196(5):569-576. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201701-0050OC.

  • Bhatt SP, Vegas-Sanchez-Ferrero G, Rahaghi FN, MacLean ES, Gonzalez-Serrano G, Come CE, Kinney GL, Hokanson JE, Budoff MJ, Cuttica MJ, Wells JM, Estepar RSJ, Washko GR. Cardiac Morphometry on Computed Tomography and Exacerbation Reduction with beta-Blocker Therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Dec 1;196(11):1484-1488. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201702-0399LE. No abstract available.

  • Hodgson S, Griffin TJ, Reilly C, Harvey S, Witthuhn BA, Sandri BJ, Kunisaki KM, Wendt CH. Plasma sphingolipids in HIV-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2017 Apr 3;4(1):e000180. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2017-000180. eCollection 2017.

  • Martinez CH, Freeman CM, Nelson JD, Murray S, Wang X, Budoff MJ, Dransfield MT, Hokanson JE, Kazerooni EA, Kinney GL, Regan EA, Wells JM, Martinez FJ, Han MK, Curtis JL; COPDGene Investigators. GDF-15 plasma levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are associated with subclinical coronary artery disease. Respir Res. 2017 Feb 28;18(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s12931-017-0521-1.

  • Bodduluri S, Bhatt SP, Hoffman EA, Newell JD Jr, Martinez CH, Dransfield MT, Han MK, Reinhardt JM; COPDGene Investigators. Biomechanical CT metrics are associated with patient outcomes in COPD. Thorax. 2017 May;72(5):409-414. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209544. Epub 2017 Jan 2.

  • Wells JM, Estepar RS, McDonald MN, Bhatt SP, Diaz AA, Bailey WC, Jacobson FL, Dransfield MT, Washko GR, Make BJ, Casaburi R, van Beek EJ, Hoffman EA, Sciurba FC, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators. Clinical, physiologic, and radiographic factors contributing to development of hypoxemia in moderate to severe COPD: a cohort study. BMC Pulm Med. 2016 Dec 1;16(1):169. doi: 10.1186/s12890-016-0331-0.

  • Diaz AA, Young TP, Maselli DJ, Martinez CH, Gill R, Nardelli P, Wang W, Kinney GL, Hokanson JE, Washko GR, San Jose Estepar R. Quantitative CT Measures of Bronchiectasis in Smokers. Chest. 2017 Jun;151(6):1255-1262. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.024. Epub 2016 Nov 24.

  • Boueiz A, Lutz SM, Cho MH, Hersh CP, Bowler RP, Washko GR, Halper-Stromberg E, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Laird NM, Beaty TH, Coxson HO, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Castaldi PJ, DeMeo DL; COPDGene and ECLIPSE Investigators. Genome-Wide Association Study of the Genetic Determinants of Emphysema Distribution. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Mar 15;195(6):757-771. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201605-0997OC.

  • Dransfield MT, Kunisaki KM, Strand MJ, Anzueto A, Bhatt SP, Bowler RP, Criner GJ, Curtis JL, Hanania NA, Nath H, Putcha N, Roark SE, Wan ES, Washko GR, Wells JM, Wendt CH, Make BJ; COPDGene Investigators. Acute Exacerbations and Lung Function Loss in Smokers with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017 Feb 1;195(3):324-330. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201605-1014OC.

  • Diaz AA, Young TP, Maselli DJ, Martinez CH, Maclean ES, Yen A, Dass C, Simpson SA, Lynch DA, Kinney GL, Hokanson JE, Washko GR, San Jose Estepar R. Bronchoarterial ratio in never-smokers adults: Implications for bronchial dilation definition. Respirology. 2017 Jan;22(1):108-113. doi: 10.1111/resp.12875. Epub 2016 Aug 18.

  • Hayden LP, Cho MH, McDonald MN, Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Silverman EK, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators *. Susceptibility to Childhood Pneumonia: A Genome-Wide Analysis. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2017 Jan;56(1):20-28. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2016-0101OC.

  • Bhatt SP, Bodduluri S, Newell JD, Hoffman EA, Sieren JC, Han MK, Dransfield MT, Reinhardt JM; COPDGene Investigators. CT-derived Biomechanical Metrics Improve Agreement Between Spirometry and Emphysema. Acad Radiol. 2016 Oct;23(10):1255-63. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.02.002. Epub 2016 Apr 4.

  • Busch R, Han MK, Bowler RP, Dransfield MT, Wells JM, Regan EA, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators. Risk factors for COPD exacerbations in inhaled medication users: the COPDGene study biannual longitudinal follow-up prospective cohort. BMC Pulm Med. 2016 Feb 10;16:28. doi: 10.1186/s12890-016-0191-7.

  • Martinez CH, Diaz AA, Parulekar AD, Rennard SI, Kanner RE, Hansel NN, Couper D, Holm KE, Hoth KF, Curtis JL, Martinez FJ, Hanania NA, Regan EA, Paine R 3rd, Cigolle CT, Han MK; COPDGene and SPIROMICS Investigators. Age-Related Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in COPD: An Analysis of the COPDGene and SPIROMICS Cohorts. Chest. 2016 Apr;149(4):927-35. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.11.025. Epub 2015 Dec 17.

  • Bhatt SP, Soler X, Wang X, Murray S, Anzueto AR, Beaty TH, Boriek AM, Casaburi R, Criner GJ, Diaz AA, Dransfield MT, Curran-Everett D, Galban CJ, Hoffman EA, Hogg JC, Kazerooni EA, Kim V, Kinney GL, Lagstein A, Lynch DA, Make BJ, Martinez FJ, Ramsdell JW, Reddy R, Ross BD, Rossiter HB, Steiner RM, Strand MJ, van Beek EJ, Wan ES, Washko GR, Wells JM, Wendt CH, Wise RA, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Bowler RP, Han MK; COPDGene Investigators. Association between Functional Small Airway Disease and FEV1 Decline in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul 15;194(2):178-84. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201511-2219OC.

  • Hobbs BD, Parker MM, Chen H, Lao T, Hardin M, Qiao D, Hawrylkiewicz I, Sliwinski P, Yim JJ, Kim WJ, Kim DK, Castaldi PJ, Hersh CP, Morrow J, Celli BR, Pinto-Plata VM, Criner GJ, Marchetti N, Bueno R, Agusti A, Make BJ, Crapo JD, Calverley PM, Donner CF, Lomas DA, Wouters EF, Vestbo J, Pare PD, Levy RD, Rennard SI, Zhou X, Laird NM, Lin X, Beaty TH, Silverman EK, Cho MH; NETT Genetics Investigators; ECLIPSE Investigators; COPDGene Investigators; International COPD Genetics Network Investigators. Exome Array Analysis Identifies a Common Variant in IL27 Associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jul 1;194(1):48-57. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201510-2053OC.

  • Qiao D, Lange C, Beaty TH, Crapo JD, Barnes KC, Bamshad M, Hersh CP, Morrow J, Pinto-Plata VM, Marchetti N, Bueno R, Celli BR, Criner GJ, Silverman EK, Cho MH; Lung GO; NHLBI Exome Sequencing Project; COPDGene Investigators. Exome Sequencing Analysis in Severe, Early-Onset Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2016 Jun 15;193(12):1353-63. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1223OC.

  • Lutz SM, Cho MH, Young K, Hersh CP, Castaldi PJ, McDonald ML, Regan E, Mattheisen M, DeMeo DL, Parker M, Foreman M, Make BJ, Jensen RL, Casaburi R, Lomas DA, Bhatt SP, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Laird NM, Lange C, Hokanson JE, Silverman EK; ECLIPSE Investigators; COPDGene Investigators. A genome-wide association study identifies risk loci for spirometric measures among smokers of European and African ancestry. BMC Genet. 2015 Dec 3;16:138. doi: 10.1186/s12863-015-0299-4.

  • Hayden LP, Hobbs BD, Cohen RT, Wise RA, Checkley W, Crapo JD, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators. Childhood pneumonia increases risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the COPDGene study. Respir Res. 2015 Sep 21;16(1):115. doi: 10.1186/s12931-015-0273-8.

  • Bhatt SP, Wells JM, Kinney GL, Washko GR Jr, Budoff M, Kim YI, Bailey WC, Nath H, Hokanson JE, Silverman EK, Crapo J, Dransfield MT; COPDGene Investigators. beta-Blockers are associated with a reduction in COPD exacerbations. Thorax. 2016 Jan;71(1):8-14. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207251. Epub 2015 Aug 17.

  • Batmanghelich NK, Saeedi A, Cho M, Estepar RS, Golland P. Generative Method to Discover Genetically Driven Image Biomarkers. Inf Process Med Imaging. 2015;24:30-42. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19992-4_3.

  • Cho MH, Castaldi PJ, Hersh CP, Hobbs BD, Barr RG, Tal-Singer R, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, San Jose Estepar R, Van Beek EJ, Coxson HO, Lynch DA, Washko GR, Laird NM, Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Silverman EK; NETT Genetics, ECLIPSE, and COPDGene Investigators. A Genome-Wide Association Study of Emphysema and Airway Quantitative Imaging Phenotypes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Sep 1;192(5):559-69. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201501-0148OC.

  • Wells JM, Iyer AS, Rahaghi FN, Bhatt SP, Gupta H, Denney TS, Lloyd SG, Dell'Italia LJ, Nath H, Estepar RS, Washko GR, Dransfield MT. Pulmonary artery enlargement is associated with right ventricular dysfunction and loss of blood volume in small pulmonary vessels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015 Apr;8(4):10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.114.002546 e002546. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.114.002546.

  • Hersh CP, Make BJ, Lynch DA, Barr RG, Bowler RP, Calverley PM, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Coxson HO, DeMeo DL, Foreman MG, Han MK, Harshfield BJ, Hokanson JE, Lutz S, Ramsdell JW, Regan EA, Rennard SI, Schroeder JD, Sciurba FC, Steiner RM, Tal-Singer R, van Beek E Jr, Silverman EK, Crapo JD; COPDGene and ECLIPSE Investigators. Non-emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with diabetes mellitus. BMC Pulm Med. 2014 Oct 24;14:164. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-14-164.

  • Diaz AA, Hardin ME, Come CE, San Jose Estepar R, Ross JC, Kurugol S, Okajima Y, Han MK, Kim V, Ramsdell J, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Lynch DA, Make B, Barr RG, Hersh CP, Washko GR; COPDGene Investigators. Childhood-onset asthma in smokers. association between CT measures of airway size, lung function, and chronic airflow obstruction. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Nov;11(9):1371-8. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201403-095OC.

  • Hobbs BD, Foreman MG, Bowler R, Jacobson F, Make BJ, Castaldi PJ, San Jose Estepar R, Silverman EK, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators. Pneumothorax risk factors in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Nov;11(9):1387-94. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.201405-224OC.

  • Lee JH, Cho MH, Hersh CP, McDonald ML, Crapo JD, Bakke PS, Gulsvik A, Comellas AP, Wendt CH, Lomas DA, Kim V, Silverman EK; COPDGene and ECLIPSE Investigators. Genetic susceptibility for chronic bronchitis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Res. 2014 Sep 21;15(1):113. doi: 10.1186/s12931-014-0113-2.

  • Lee JH, McDonald ML, Cho MH, Wan ES, Castaldi PJ, Hunninghake GM, Marchetti N, Lynch DA, Crapo JD, Lomas DA, Coxson HO, Bakke PS, Silverman EK, Hersh CP; COPDGene and ECLIPSE Investigators. DNAH5 is associated with total lung capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respir Res. 2014 Aug 20;15(1):97. doi: 10.1186/s12931-014-0097-y.

  • Wan ES, Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, Hokanson JE, Regan EA, Make BJ, Beaty TH, Han MK, Curtis JL, Curran-Everett D, Lynch DA, DeMeo DL, Crapo JD, Silverman EK; COPDGene Investigators. Epidemiology, genetics, and subtyping of preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) in COPDGene. Respir Res. 2014 Aug 6;15(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12931-014-0089-y.

  • Bhatt SP, Sieren JC, Newell JD Jr, Comellas AP, Hoffman EA. Disproportionate contribution of right middle lobe to emphysema and gas trapping on computed tomography. PLoS One. 2014 Jul 23;9(7):e102807. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102807. eCollection 2014.

  • Castaldi PJ, Cho MH, San Jose Estepar R, McDonald ML, Laird N, Beaty TH, Washko G, Crapo JD, Silverman EK; COPDGene Investigators. Genome-wide association identifies regulatory Loci associated with distinct local histogram emphysema patterns. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Aug 15;190(4):399-409. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201403-0569OC.

  • McDonald ML, Cho MH, Sorheim IC, Lutz SM, Castaldi PJ, Lomas DA, Coxson HO, Edwards LD, MacNee W, Vestbo J, Yates JC, Agusti A, Calverley PM, Celli B, Crim C, Rennard SI, Wouters EF, Bakke P, Tal-Singer R, Miller BE, Gulsvik A, Casaburi R, Wells JM, Regan EA, Make BJ, Hokanson JE, Lange C, Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Silverman EK, Hersh CP; Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints and COPDGene Investigators. Common genetic variants associated with resting oxygenation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2014 Nov;51(5):678-87. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2014-0135OC.

  • Manichaikul A, Hoffman EA, Smolonska J, Gao W, Cho MH, Baumhauer H, Budoff M, Austin JH, Washko GR, Carr JJ, Kaufman JD, Pottinger T, Powell CA, Wijmenga C, Zanen P, Groen HJ, Postma DS, Wanner A, Rouhani FN, Brantly ML, Powell R, Smith BM, Rabinowitz D, Raffel LJ, Hinckley Stukovsky KD, Crapo JD, Beaty TH, Hokanson JE, Silverman EK, Dupuis J, O'Connor GT, Boezen HM, Rich SS, Barr RG. Genome-wide study of percent emphysema on computed tomography in the general population. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Lung/SNP Health Association Resource Study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014 Feb 15;189(4):408-18. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201306-1061OC.

  • Han MK, Muellerova H, Curran-Everett D, Dransfield MT, Washko GR, Regan EA, Bowler RP, Beaty TH, Hokanson JE, Lynch DA, Jones PW, Anzueto A, Martinez FJ, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Make BJ. GOLD 2011 disease severity classification in COPDGene: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Respir Med. 2013 Mar;1(1):43-50. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(12)70044-9. Epub 2012 Sep 3.

  • Martinez CH, Kim V, Chen Y, Kazerooni EA, Murray S, Criner GJ, Curtis JL, Regan EA, Wan E, Hersh CP, Silverman EK, Crapo JD, Martinez FJ, Han MK; COPDGene Investigators. The clinical impact of non-obstructive chronic bronchitis in current and former smokers. Respir Med. 2014 Mar;108(3):491-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2013.11.003. Epub 2013 Nov 15.

  • Diaz AA, Han MK, Come CE, San Jose Estepar R, Ross JC, Kim V, Dransfield MT, Curran-Everett D, Schroeder JD, Lynch DA, Tschirren J, Silverman EK, Washko GR. Effect of emphysema on CT scan measures of airway dimensions in smokers. Chest. 2013 Mar;143(3):687-693. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0039.

  • Wells JM, Washko GR, Han MK, Abbas N, Nath H, Mamary AJ, Regan E, Bailey WC, Martinez FJ, Westfall E, Beaty TH, Curran-Everett D, Curtis JL, Hokanson JE, Lynch DA, Make BJ, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Bowler RP, Dransfield MT; COPDGene Investigators; ECLIPSE Study Investigators. Pulmonary arterial enlargement and acute exacerbations of COPD. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sep 6;367(10):913-21. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1203830. Epub 2012 Sep 3.

  • Doyle TJ, Washko GR, Fernandez IE, Nishino M, Okajima Y, Yamashiro T, Divo MJ, Celli BR, Sciurba FC, Silverman EK, Hatabu H, Rosas IO, Hunninghake GM; COPDGene Investigators. Interstitial lung abnormalities and reduced exercise capacity. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Apr 1;185(7):756-62. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201109-1618OC. Epub 2012 Jan 20.

  • Xu JF, Washko GR, Nakahira K, Hatabu H, Patel AS, Fernandez IE, Nishino M, Okajima Y, Yamashiro T, Ross JC, Estepar RS, Diaz AA, Li HP, Qu JM, Himes BE, Come CE, D'Aco K, Martinez FJ, Han MK, Lynch DA, Crapo JD, Morse D, Ryter SW, Silverman EK, Rosas IO, Choi AM, Hunninghake GM; COPDGene Investigators. Statins and pulmonary fibrosis: the potential role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Mar 1;185(5):547-56. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201108-1574OC. Epub 2012 Jan 12.

  • Hardin M, Silverman EK, Barr RG, Hansel NN, Schroeder JD, Make BJ, Crapo JD, Hersh CP; COPDGene Investigators. The clinical features of the overlap between COPD and asthma. Respir Res. 2011 Sep 27;12(1):127. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-12-127.

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Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITH DNA

Genomic DNA, RNA, serum, and plasma will be collected and stored.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveEmphysemaBronchitis, Chronic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases, ObstructiveLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract DiseasesChronic DiseaseDisease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsBronchitisRespiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsBronchial Diseases

Study Officials

  • James D. Crapo, MD

    National Jewish Health

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Edwin K. Silverman, MD, PhD

    Brigham and Women's Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor of Medicine

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 28, 2008

First Posted

February 6, 2008

Study Start

November 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2028

Last Updated

September 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

COPDGene phenotypic and genotypic data are available through dbGaP.

Locations