Pulmonary Fibrosis
Conditions
Keywords
eHealth, home spirometry
Brief summary
The I-FILE study is a prospective multicenter, multinational observational study where the feasibility of a patient-led registry using home monitoring in patients with pulmonary fibrosis will be evaluated. The aim of the study is to gain more insights in disease behavior in patients with pulmonary fibrosis, so in future patients with progressive disease can be better identified.
Detailed description
Nowadays, identifying disease progression will have direct treatment implications in patients with fibrotic Interstitial lung diseases (F-ILDs). eHealth could be a possible solution for close monitoring and detecting disease progression, at a low burden for patients and healthcare providers. The main aim of the I-FILE study will be to evaluate feasibility of a patient-led registry using home spirometry to monitor disease progression in patients with F-ILD. The secondary aim will be to better validate existing health-related quality of life questionnaires to assess the impact of disease and treatment in these patients. In total 500 patients with newly diagnosed F-ILD will be included. Patients will perform daily home spirometry in the first three months followed by once weekly measurements with a follow up period of 2 years. In addition, patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) will be completed online every 6 months. Results are encrypted and directly sent to a secured server through the online I-FILE application.
Interventions
OTHERHome spirometry
* Patients will perform daily home spirometry for three months with a Bluetooth-enabled validated, CE-marked home spirometer (Spiro bank Smart, MIR, Italy). Subsequently, patients will perform weekly home spirometry for two years in total. During this period, patients will be asked to perform three measurements each week on the same day. * Hospital-based spirometry will be performed according to international guidelines. * Patients will complete patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) online in the secured application every six months.
Sponsors
Erasmus Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Newly diagnosed patients with F-ILD according to the ATS/ERS criteria by a multidisciplinary ILD team : * MDT diagnosis ≤ 6 months before inclusion * Treatment for F-ILD ≤ than 1 month
Exclusion criteria
* Not able to speak, read or write in the native language of the country where the patient is included * Not able to comply to the study protocol, according to the judgement of the investigator and/or patient * No access to internet
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) home spirometry | 6 months after inclusion | FVC change measured with home spirometry and saturation at 6 months (in % and L) |
| Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) hospital spirometry | 6 months after inclusion | FVC change measured with hospital spirometry and saturation at 6 months (in % and L) |
| Adherence to daily home spirometry | 3 months after inclusion | The percentage of patients completed daily home spirometry |
| Adherence to weekly home spirometry | 2 years after inclusion | The percentage of patients completed weekly home spirometry |
| L-PF Impacts | Baseline | • Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 21-item questionnaire which assess the way pulmonary fibrosis has impact on quality of life. Total scores range from 0-4, with a higher score indicating more impact of lung fibrosis on the quality of life. |
| K-BILD | Baseline | • King's brief Interstitial Lung Disease Health Status: The K-BILD health status questionnaire is a 15 item validated, self-completed heath status questionnaire. It has three domains: breathlessness and activities, psychological and chest symptoms. The K-BILD domain and total score ranges are 0-100, with the higher scores corresponding with better HRQOL. It will take about 3 minutes to complete this questionnaire. |
| EQ5D | Baseline | • The EuroQol five dimensions 5-level questionnaire: 6-item questionnaire on five dimensions: The EuroQol five dimensions 5-level questionnaire is a standardized instrument to measures health outcomes in two components: health description and valuation. It comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Higher score indicates a poorer health status. |
| VAS | Baseline | • Visual Analogue Scale: scores on fatigue, dyspnea, cough and general wellbeing on a scale ranging from 0-10. Higher score indicates more complaint. |
| LCQ | Baseline | • Leicester Cough Questionnaire: Cough-specific, health related quality of life is assessed with the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), a 19-item questionnaire that has been validated in acute and chronic cough. The overall score ranges from 3 to 21 with a higher score indicating a better quality of life. It will take about 4 minutes to complete the questionnaire. |
| FAS | Baseline | • Fatigue Assessment Scale: 10-item questionnaire about fatigue FAS. The fatigue assessment scale (FAS) is a 10-item self-administered questionnaire about fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis. The score ranges from 5-50 points, with a score of ≥ 22 points as cut-off for fatigue. The minimal important difference (MID) is 4 points or a 10% lower score. It will take about 1-2 minutes to complete. |
| WPAI | Baseline | • Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: General Health (WPAI) All patients in the working age population will complete this questionnaire which assess loss of work productivity due to disease in six questions .It will take about 2-3 minutes to complete. WPAI outcomes are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity. |
| GRoC | Baseline | • Global Rating of Change Scales: Global rating of change (GRC) scales provide a method of obtaining information about improving or deteriorated of health condition of patients over time. Patients are asked to make global ratings on changes in regards to their well-being on a 15-point self-report scale (from -7 to 7 ). It will take about 1 minute to complete. Higher score indicates a better health condition. |
| Time to change of L-PF Impacts | 2 years | • Living with Pulmonary Fibrosis: 21-item questionnaire which assess the way pulmonary fibrosis has impact on quality of life. Total scores range from 0-4, with a higher score indicating more impact of lung fibrosis on the quality of life. |
| Time to change of K-BILD | 2 years | • King's brief Interstitial Lung Disease Health Status: The K-BILD health status questionnaire is a 15 item validated, self-completed heath status questionnaire. It has three domains: breathlessness and activities, psychological and chest symptoms. The K-BILD domain and total score ranges are 0-100, with the higher scores corresponding with better HRQOL. It will take about 3 minutes to complete this questionnaire. |
| Time to change of EQ5D | 2 years | • The EuroQol five dimensions 5-level questionnaire: 6-item questionnaire on five dimensions: The EuroQol five dimensions 5-level questionnaire is a standardized instrument to measures health outcomes in two components: health description and valuation. It comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Higher score indicates a poorer health status. |
| Time to change of VAS | 2 years | • Visual Analogue Scale: scores on fatigue, dyspnea, cough and general wellbeing on a scale ranging from 0-10. Higher score indicates more complaint. |
| Time to change of LCQ | 2 years | • Leicester Cough Questionnaire: Cough-specific, health related quality of life is assessed with the Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ), a 19-item questionnaire that has been validated in acute and chronic cough. The overall score ranges from 3 to 21 with a higher score indicating a better quality of life. It will take about 4 minutes to complete the questionnaire. |
| Time to change of FAS | 2 years | • Fatigue Assessment Scale: 10-item questionnaire about fatigue FAS. The fatigue assessment scale (FAS) is a 10-item self-administered questionnaire about fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis. The score ranges from 5-50 points, with a score of ≥ 22 points as cut-off for fatigue. The minimal important difference (MID) is 4 points or a 10% lower score. It will take about 1-2 minutes to complete. |
| Time to change of WPAI | 2 years | • Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: General Health (WPAI) All patients in the working age population will complete this questionnaire which assess loss of work productivity due to disease in six questions .It will take about 2-3 minutes to complete. WPAI outcomes are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity. |
| Time to change of GRoC | 2 years | • Global Rating of Change Scales: Global rating of change (GRC) scales provide a method of obtaining information about improving or deteriorated of health condition of patients over time. Patients are asked to make global ratings on changes in regards to their well-being on a 15-point self-report scale (from -7 to 7 ). It will take about 1 minute to complete. Higher score indicates a better health condition. |
| Predictors | 2 years | Predictors of disease progression and mortality |
| FVC change hospital-based and home spirometry | 2 years | Correlations between FVC change between home and hospital-based spirometry |
| FVC change and HRQOL and symptom changes | 12 months | Correlations between FVC change and HRQOL and symptom changes |
| Differences in adherence between countries | 2 years | Differences in adherence, FVC change, HRQOL and mortality between countries |
| Healthcare provider and patient satisfaction | 2 years | Healthcare provider and patient satisfaction and experience with the online application. Patients and healthcare providers are asked about their experiences and opinions on homemonitoring. |
| Mortality | 2 years | Mortality |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Primary ContactMarlies Wijsenbeek, MD PhD
Outcome results
None listed