Analysing Peripheral Skeletal Muscle Function Before and After Endobronchial Valve Treatment (ENDURANCE)

April 24, 2026 updated by: University Medical Center Groningen

Analysing cEllular Bioenergetics aNd Structural aDaptations in the qUadriceps Muscle befoRe and After endobroNChial Valve treatmEnt

Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by a high prevalence of peripheral muscle dysfunction, which can have significant clinical consequences, including decreased exercise capacity, reduced quality of life, and even a higher mortality rate. Reduction of lung hyperinflation using bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment with one-way endobronchial valves (EBV) is a minimally invasive intervention which improves exercise capacity and physical activity in patients with severe emphysema. This positive effect is also related to weight gain and alterations in body composition. The physiologic and structural adaptations of skeletal muscle function after EBV treatment has never been investigated before.

Objective: To investigate the physiological and structural adaptations of peripheral muscle function at a cellular level in response to EBV treatment.

Study design: A single center, prospective clinical trial with a single-arm pretest-posttest design. Patients with severe emphysema who will receive a bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment are asked to undergo additional in-magnet exercise testing and muscle biopsies before and after placement of EBVs.

Study population: Patients with severe emphysema who are scheduled to undergo EBV treatment.

Main study parameters/endpoints: The difference in quadriceps phosphocreatine concentration (PCr), quadriceps inorganic phosphorus concentration (Pi), and quadriceps pH at rest, during progressive exercise, and recovery rate will be measured by 31P-MRS to assess the physiological effect of EBV treatment on skeletal muscle function and its bioenergetics. Furthermore, we will perform a detailed histological and biochemical analysis of muscle fiber type composition, mitochondrial density, master regulators of muscle oxidative programming, and mitochondrial respiration before and after EBV treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

15

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

      • Groningen, Netherlands
        • Recruiting
        • Univeristy Medical Center Groningen
        • Contact:
          • Else ter Haar, MD
        • Contact:
          • Jorine Hartman, PhD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population exists of patients with severe emphysema who undergo a bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment with one-way endobronchial valves.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is scheduled for a bronchoscopic lung volume treatment using one-way endobronchial valves;
  • Patient read, understood and signed the Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to perform a cycle ergometry test;
  • Contraindications for undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging scan (e.g. claustrophobia, implanted cardiac devices);
  • Body length >190cm;
  • Any anticoagulant therapy;
  • COPD exacerbation 4 weeks prior to testing.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
EBV-patients
Patients who are scheduled for a bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment using endobronchial valves.
31P-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy will be performed during exercise testing.
Other Names:
  • Muscle biopsy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in quadriceps phosphocreatine concentration measured by 31P-MRS.
Time Frame: 6 months
To assess the physiological adaptations, in terms of cellular bioenergetics, of the quadriceps muscle in patients with severe COPD in response to EBV treatment. This will be done by performing 31P-MRS during exercise testing in a MR-compatible ergometer at baseline and at 6 months follow-up, for which the quadriceps phosphocreatine concentration (PCr) at rest and during progressive exercise will be assessed.
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in muscle fiber type composition measured in muscle biopsies.
Time Frame: 6 months
Change in muscle fiber type composition 6 months after EBV treatment measured in muscle biopsies.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dirk-Jan Slebos, MD PhD, UMC Groningen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 4, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

September 6, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 29, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ENDURANCE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Data can be shared on reasonable request

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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