Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Acute Exacerbation of COPD, Hospitalization, Exacerbation, Remote Patient Monitoring, COPD
Brief summary
This pre/post study was a retrospective analysis of unplanned hospitalization rates in a cohort of COPD subjects started on remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) at a large, outpatient pulmonary practice. The study included all subjects with high healthcare utilization (≥1 hospitalization or emergency room visit in the prior year) who had elected to enroll in an RPM service for assistance with clinical management. Additional inclusion criteria included being on RPM for at least 12 months and a patient of the practice for at least two years (12 months pre- and post-initiation of RPM).
Detailed description
This study included a retrospective analysis of data collected from subjects at a large outpatient pulmonology practice in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States between May 2019 and February 2022. At this clinic, patients who were candidates for RPM had been offered voluntary participation in service tailored to chronic respiratory disease patients (Spire Health, San Francisco, CA, USA). They continued regular follow-ups with their pulmonologists and received usual care according to the direction of their primary pulmonary physician for their COPD. Inclusion criteria for the present study included a clinical diagnosis of COPD (COPD, chronic bronchitis, obstructive lung/airways disease, or emphysema), subscribed to RPM for at least 12 months as of February 28, 2022, full electronic medical records (EMR) at the site in question for one year before and one year after the start of RPM, and high healthcare utilization (≥1 ER visit or hospitalization in the year prior to enrollment). All such patients were included in the analysis. The primary endpoint was unplanned, all-cause hospitalizations per subject. Secondary endpoints included unplanned cardiopulmonary hospitalizations, respective lengths of stay, ER visits, outpatient pulmonary visits, and systemic corticosteroid use, adherence to RPM, and time-to-visit (RPM escalation to provider visit).
Interventions
DEVICERespiratory Remote Patient Monitor (Spire Health Tag)
The RPM service, tailored to chronic respiratory disease patients, utilizes a system that includes three components: undergarment-adhered cardiorespiratory sensors, in-home data transmission hub, and web-based clinical dashboard. The sensors are a set of six proprietary, skin-safe devices that include sensors for intermittent photoplethysmography, continuous respiratory force, and tri-axis accelerometers for activity. Clinical liaisons monitor deviations from patient-specific baselines and contact subjects for a risk assessment call, including questions about symptoms. If a subject fails the risk assessment, they are escalated to the site to be seen, and potentially treated, by their pulmonologist.
Sponsors
Pulmonary Associates of Richmond
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Spire, Inc.
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Clinical diagnosis of COPD (COPD, chronic bronchitis, obstructive lung/airways disease, or emphysema) * ≥1 hospitalization or emergency visit in the year prior to enrollment * enrolled in the Spire RPM patient monitoring service for at least 12 months * a patient of the practice for at least two years (12 months pre- and 12 months post-initiation of RPM).
Exclusion criteria
* None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All-Cause Hospitalizations | 1 year pre- and 1 year post-initiation of RPM (2 years total) | The change in number of all-cause hospitalizations per patient |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiopulmonary Hospitalizations | 1 year pre- and 1 year post-initiation of RPM (2 years total) | The change in number of cardiopulmonary hospitalizations per patient |
| Cardiopulmonary Emergency Room (ER) Visits | 1 year pre- and 1 year post-initiation of RPM (2 years total) | The change in number of cardiopulmonary ER visits per patient |
| Pulmonary Outpatient Visits | 1 year pre- and 1 year post-initiation of RPM (2 years total) | The change in number of pulmonary outpatient visits per patient |
| All-Cause Emergency Room (ER) Visits | 1 year pre- and 1 year post-initiation of RPM (2 years total) | The change in number of all-cause ER visits per patient |
| Systemic Corticosteroid Use | 1 year pre- and 1 year post-initiation of RPM (2 years total) | Number of new prescriptions of corticosteroids given by pulmonologist |
| Adherence to RPM | 1 year | Proportion of days during the intervention period where physiological sensors were worn for at least 8 hours |
| Time to Visit | up to 1 year | Time from escalation to visit with provider |
| Length of Stay | 1 year pre- and 1 year post-initiation of RPM (up to 2 years total) | Length of hospitalization |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed