Interstitial Lung Diseases in the Veterans Administration

Interstitial Lung Diseases in the Veterans Administration Health System - A Retrospective Description of Patient Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02479126

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2015-06-24

Start date

2016-07-31

Completion date

2023-06-30

Last updated

2022-07-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Interstitial Lung Disease

Keywords

Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Electronic Health Records, Computed Tomography, Mortality, Hospitalization, Acute care visits, Anti-inflammatory drug therapies

Brief summary

The primary objective of this research project is to describe the characteristics, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of patients with Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) who received care at the Veteran's Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 6 Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN6) (includes North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) for up to 5 years.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) ICD-9 code diagnosis 515.0 or 516.3

Exclusion criteria

* Inadequate documentation of patient receiving care for ILD in the health records

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence of Interstitial Lung Disease in the VISN6 Veterans Administration Patient Population	up to 5 years
Prevalence of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in the VISN6 Veterans Administration Patient Population	up to 5 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Prevalence of Co-morbid Diabetes Mellitus with Interstitial Lung Disease	up to five years	Compare the prevalence of diabetes with interstitial lung disease as compared to the prevalence of diabetes in the general VA population
Accuracy of ICD-9 Codes for diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease	up to 5 years	Will compare the reported ICD-9 code diagnosis with the diagnosis made after chart review and re-interpretation of the lung imaging and pathology
Frequency of ICD-9 code diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease and clinic consultation with a pulmonary provider	up to 5 years	—

Countries

United States

Outcome results