Interstitial Lung Disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with interstitial lung disease who are receiving outpatient care at the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Institute of Science Tokyo (including the former Tokyo Medical and Dental University) Patients who have undergone or are scheduled to undergo echocardiographic examination Patients who will initiate use of a home oxygen monitoring tool during the study period, or patients already using a home oxygen monitoring tool but who have not previously received physician guidance based on monitoring data and will begin such guidance during the study period
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension other than Group 3 (Groups 1, 2, 4, or 5) Patients strongly suspected of having pulmonary hypertension other than Group 3 (Groups 1, 2, 4, or 5) Patients who do not provide informed consent for participation in the study Patients judged by the attending physician to have a prognosis unlikely to allow completion of the study period Patients unable to attend regular outpatient visits Patients considered inappropriate for participation by the principal investigator or co-investigators
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in subjective symptoms Improvement in exercise capacity assessed using wearable devices Improvement in BNP levels Improvement in HOT usage status Comparison between usage duration during the initial assessment period and subsequent periods Comparison with activity duration measured by wearable devices Comparison with pre-study data collected retrospectively In patients using the DB-400 device, oxygen-related data will also be referenced Improvement in spirometric parameters Improvement in nocturnal SpO2 Improvement in inflammatory cytokine profiles Suppression of worsening TRPG assessed by echocardiography Improvement in the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Institute of Science Tokyo Hospital Department of Respiratory Medicine