Telemonitoring of Treatment Effects in Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Disease (TEL-CTD-ILD)

NCT ID: NCT04428957

Last Updated: 2020-06-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-11

Study Completion Date

2022-04-30

Brief Summary

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1. Impact of telemonitoring on quality of life (QoL) of patients with CTD-ILD
2. Evaluation of health status of patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) using telemonitoring and standard care.
3. Assessment of treatment response patterns (full remission, partial remission, progression, no response) and evaluation of clinical prognostic factors (risk factors for poor response in patients with CTD-ILD.
4. Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of telemonitoring solutions in patients with CTD-ILD.
5. Evaluation of telemedicine as a tool for assessing the safety of therapy

Detailed Description

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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the most serious pulmonary complications related to connective tissue diseases (CTDs), resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. Interstitial lung disease is a common manifestation of different connective tissue diseases, such as scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus, dermatomyositis and others. Radiological and histopathological patterns are most often nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), organizing pneumonia (OP), usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP).

Current standard of care in progressive CTD associated ILD is low to medium dose of corticosteroids, frequently combined with immunosuppressive medication, depending on disease severity and local standards. However, based on clinical and radiological features, it is difficult to predict what will be the response to the treatment. Effectiveness of the treatment is assessed by functional tests and chest high resolution computed tomography (HRCT), performed usually after 3 months of therapy.

Project objective is to assess the possible benefits of using telemonitoring of functional and vital signs, symptoms and quality of life of patients with CTD-ILD in response to treatment.

In the trial patients diagnosed with CTD-ILD will be randomized to intervention group (telemonitoring) and the control group (traditional assessment). Patients from the study after initial training will perform daily spirometry (FVC), transdermal pulse oximetry, pulse and blood pressure measurements, activity measurement (accelerometry), and assessment of severity of cough and dyspnea. The additional questionnaires will also be used to assess the tolerability of treatment, quality of life and the occurrence of side effects. Telemonitoring will start 10 to 14 days before the start of treatment and will be carried out for 3 months of therapy. All patients (study and control group) will receive treatment in accordance with current treatment standards. During the 3-month observation period, visits to the center will take place at monthly intervals. In the case of treatment intolerance or deterioration of monitored parameters, patients will be evaluated at additional time points. All patients after the end of the 3-month follow-up will remain under the care of the Pulmonology Clinic and will be examined during regular visits every 3 months until the end of the 12-month follow-up period.

Conditions

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Connective Tissue Disease-associated Interstitial Lung Disease Interstitial Lung Disease Connective Tissue Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Telemonitoring group

3 months home-based telemonitoring

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Telemonitoring

Intervention Type OTHER

Daily telemonitoring of heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), pulse oximetry (SpO2), spirometry (FVC), activity (accelerometry) and severity of cough and dyspnea

Control group

3 months standard care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Telemonitoring

Daily telemonitoring of heart rate (HR), blood pressure (BP), pulse oximetry (SpO2), spirometry (FVC), activity (accelerometry) and severity of cough and dyspnea

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Newly diagnosed interstitial lung disease with a small component of fibrous changes;
* Indications for systemic glucocorticoid therapy +/- immunosuppressant;
* 18 years and older
* Informed consent to participate in the study;
* Effective contraception;
* Result of the Mini Mental test ensuring the possibility of efficient operation of monitoring devices;
* Completed training in the operation of telemedicine equipment.

Exclusion Criteria

* Evidence of irreversible interstitial fibrotic changes in lung HRCT;
* Pattern of definite or probable usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) in the HRCT examination;
* Contraindications to glucocorticoid and immunosuppressive therapy (azathioprine or mycophenolate mofetil or cyclophosphamide or cyclosporine);
* Pregnancy and breast-feeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medical University of Lodz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Wojciech Piotrowski, Assoc. Prof.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Pneumology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz

Locations

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Department of Pneumology and Allergy, Medical University of Lodz

Lodz, Lodz Province, Poland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Poland

Central Contacts

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Sylwia Małysiak-Szpond, MSc

Role: CONTACT

+48519515038

Facility Contacts

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Maria Mozga, MD

Role: primary

References

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Malysiak-Szpond S, Mozga M, Miadlikowska E, Milkowska-Dymanowska J, Bialas AJ, Piotrowski WJ. Study protocol for connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease trial (TEL-CTD-ILD): A randomized controlled trial of a home-based telemonitoring of treatment effects. PLoS One. 2022 Dec 27;17(12):e0278601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278601. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36574413 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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0047/DW/2018

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

RNN/50/20/KE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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