scholarly journals Self-Management Support Using a Digital Health System Compared With Usual Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. e144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Farmer ◽  
Veronika Williams ◽  
Carmelo Velardo ◽  
Syed Ahmar Shah ◽  
Ly-Mee Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Health System ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals Technology-Enabled Self-Monitoring of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With or Without Asynchronous Remote Monitoring: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vess Stamenova ◽  
Rebecca Yang ◽  
Katrina Engel ◽  
Kyle Liang ◽  
Florence van Lieshout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Randomized Controlled

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide. Reducing the number of COPD exacerbations is an important patient outcome and a major cost-saving approach. Both technology-enabled self-monitoring (SM) and remote monitoring (RM) programs have the potential to reduce exacerbations, but they have not been directly compared with each other. As RM is a more resource-intensive strategy, it is important to understand whether it is more effective than SM. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of SM and RM on self-management behaviors, COPD disease knowledge, and respiratory status relative to standard care (SC). METHODS This was a 3-arm open-label randomized controlled trial comparing SM, RM, and SC completed in an outpatient COPD clinic in a community hospital. Patients in the SM and RM groups recorded their vital signs (oxygen, blood pressure, temperature, and weight) and symptoms with the Cloud DX platform every day and were provided with a COPD action plan. Patients in the RM group also received access to a respiratory therapist (RT). The RT monitored their vital signs intermittently and contacted them when their vitals varied outside of predetermined thresholds. The RT also contacted patients once a week irrespective of their vital signs or symptoms. All patients were randomized to 1 of the 3 groups and assessed at baseline and 3 and 6 months after program initiation. The primary outcome was the Partners in Health scale, which measures self-management skills. Secondary outcomes included the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire, Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire, COPD Assessment Test, and modified-Medical Research Council Breathlessness Scale. Patients were also asked to self-report on health system usage. RESULTS A total of 122 patients participated in the study, 40 in the SC, 41 in the SM, and 41 in the RM groups. Out of those patients, 7 in the SC, 5 in the SM, and 6 in the RM groups did not complete the study. There were no significant differences in the rates of study completion among the groups (P=.80). CONCLUSIONS Both SM and RM have shown promise in reducing acute care utilization and exacerbation frequencies. As far as we are aware, no studies to date have directly compared technology-enabled self-management with RM programs in COPD patients. We believe that this study will be an important contribution to the literature. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03741855; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03741855 INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/13920

scholarly journals Technology-Enabled Self-Monitoring of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With or Without Asynchronous Remote Monitoring: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

10.2196/13920 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. e13920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vess Stamenova ◽  
Rebecca Yang ◽  
Katrina Engel ◽  
Kyle Liang ◽  
Florence van Lieshout ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Self Monitoring ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of mortality worldwide. Reducing the number of COPD exacerbations is an important patient outcome and a major cost-saving approach. Both technology-enabled self-monitoring (SM) and remote monitoring (RM) programs have the potential to reduce exacerbations, but they have not been directly compared with each other. As RM is a more resource-intensive strategy, it is important to understand whether it is more effective than SM. Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of SM and RM on self-management behaviors, COPD disease knowledge, and respiratory status relative to standard care (SC). Methods This was a 3-arm open-label randomized controlled trial comparing SM, RM, and SC completed in an outpatient COPD clinic in a community hospital. Patients in the SM and RM groups recorded their vital signs (oxygen, blood pressure, temperature, and weight) and symptoms with the Cloud DX platform every day and were provided with a COPD action plan. Patients in the RM group also received access to a respiratory therapist (RT). The RT monitored their vital signs intermittently and contacted them when their vitals varied outside of predetermined thresholds. The RT also contacted patients once a week irrespective of their vital signs or symptoms. All patients were randomized to 1 of the 3 groups and assessed at baseline and 3 and 6 months after program initiation. The primary outcome was the Partners in Health scale, which measures self-management skills. Secondary outcomes included the St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire, Bristol COPD Knowledge Questionnaire, COPD Assessment Test, and modified-Medical Research Council Breathlessness Scale. Patients were also asked to self-report on health system usage. Results A total of 122 patients participated in the study, 40 in the SC, 41 in the SM, and 41 in the RM groups. Out of those patients, 7 in the SC, 5 in the SM, and 6 in the RM groups did not complete the study. There were no significant differences in the rates of study completion among the groups (P=.80). Conclusions Both SM and RM have shown promise in reducing acute care utilization and exacerbation frequencies. As far as we are aware, no studies to date have directly compared technology-enabled self-management with RM programs in COPD patients. We believe that this study will be an important contribution to the literature. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03741855; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03741855 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/13920

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