Self management and support programme (EDGE) for COPD

Conditions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respiratory Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified

Andrew Farmer, Veronika Williams, Carmelo Velardo, Syed Ahmar Shah, Ly‐Mee Yu et al. (12 authors)

Journal of Medical Internet Research2017-05-03144 citations

10.2196/jmir.7116

Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Identification and Prediction Using a Digital Health System

Syed Ahmar Shah, Carmelo Velardo, Andrew Farmer, Lionel Tarassenko

Journal of Medical Internet Research2017-03-07172 citations

10.2196/jmir.7207

Digital health system for personalised COPD long-term management.

Velardo C, Shah SA, Gibson O, Clifford G, Heneghan C, Rutter H, Farmer A, Tarassenko L, EDGE COPD Team.

2017-02-2068 citations

10.1186/s12911-017-0414-8

Self-management support using an Internet-linked tablet computer (the EDGE platform)-based intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: protocol for the EDGE-COPD randomised controlled trial

Andrew Farmer, Christy Toms, Maxine Hardinge, Veronika Williams, Heather Rutter et al. (6 authors)

BMJ Open2014-01-0136 citations

10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004437

Interventions

An mHealth system to monitor health and provide additional educational support compared to usual care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 21/11/2013: 1. Aged > 40 years 2. A forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) post-bronchodilatory 10 pack years 4. MRC Dyspnoea scale >or = to 2 5. Registered with a general practice and with an exacerbation of COPD requiring hospital admission or home treatment in the previous year, or referred for pulmonary rehabilitation 6. Absence of other significant lung disease 7. Absence of chronic heart failure defined by the New York Heart Association classification system as severe (Grade IV) 8. Able to give informed consent 9. Able to complete questionnaires and use the mHealth system 10. Life expectancy of >3 months 11. No recent participation in a COPD self-management clinical trial programme 12. Patients unable to transmit data from the tablet due to insufficient internet access will not be eligible to enter the study Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Aged > 40 years 2. Forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1) post-bronchodilatory 10 pack years 5. MRC Dyspnoea scale >or = to 2 6. Registered with a general practice and with an exacerbation of COPD requiring hospital admission or home treatment in the previous year, or referred for pulmonary rehabilitation 7. Absence of other significant lung disease 8. Absence of chronic heart failure 9. Able to give informed consent 10. Able to complete questionnaires and use the mHealth system 11. Life expectancy of >3 months 12. No recent participation in a COPD self-management clinical trial programme

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
St George's Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD patients (SGRQ-C) measured at baseline, six months and twelve months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed