Compare the Effect of a Remote Monitoring System Using the EXACT Tool to Reduce Hospitalizations Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations. EXACT = Exacerbations of Chronic Pulmonary Disease Tool. (PREMIERE)

December 8, 2020 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A 52-week Multi-center Randomized Trial to Evaluate Remote Patient Monitoring Using the EXACT Patient-reported Outcome Tool on Reduction of Hospitalizations From Exacerbations in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease as Compared to Those Managed by Usual Care

The purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate a remote patient monitoring (RPM) system using a daily PRO tool (EXACT = Exacerbations of Chronic Pulmonary Disease Tool), in preventing hospitalization from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations in a COPD population at high risk of exacerbation, compared to those managed by usual care.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This study uses two parallel groups of approximately 100 patients in each arm. After a screening period to confirm eligibility, patients will be randomized to either the RPM system group, or the usual care group. Both groups will be followed for 52 weeks until the end of study. There are only 4 planned study visits and patients will continue on their usual treatment.

The remote patient monitoring system will issue an alert to the clinical site once the established threshold change has been reached. The alert notification will require the clinical site to contact the patient and treat the patient based on clinical judgment and clinical practice. Patients in the usual care arm will be managed through their normally nurse/physician contact.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

118

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Madrid, Spain, 28034
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Madrid, Spain, 28040
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Torremolinos, Spain, 29620
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Catalunya
      • Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 08036
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Cataluña
      • Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain, 08025
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Barcelona, Cataluña, Spain, 08035
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Girona, Cataluña, Spain, 17007
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Cataluña, Spain, 08907
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Lerida, Cataluña, Spain, 25198
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Sant Boi de Llobregat, Cataluña, Spain, 08830
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Sant Cugat, Cataluña, Spain, 08190
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Sant Joan Despí, Cataluña, Spain, 08970
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Madrid
      • Majadanonda, Madrid, Spain, 28220
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Gagnef, Sweden, 785 21
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Göteborg, Sweden
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Kungshamn, Sweden, 456 31
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Lund, Sweden, SE-221 85
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Lund, Sweden, 222 22
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Stockholm, Sweden, 113 61
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Östersund, Sweden, 831 83
        • Novartis Investigative Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Outpatients with a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), GOLD grade 2 or higher as classified by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) guidelines, Updated 2011, including:
  • Current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of at least 10 pack years nt
  • Post-bronchodilator Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) < 80% of the predicted normal value within 12 months prior to screening or at screening
  • Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) < 70% within 12 months prior to screening or at screening
  • A documented history of at least 2 COPD exacerbations requiring treatment with systemic corticosteroids and/or antibiotics in the previous 12 months prior to the screening visit, at least one of which required hospitalization.

Exclusion criteria:

  • Use of investigational drugs at the time of enrollment, or within 30 days or 5 half-lives of enrollment, whichever is longer.
  • Patients who have a COPD exacerbation not clinically resolved within 30 days prior to screening.
  • Patients with a history of asthma, indicated by (but not limited to) the onset of respiratory symptoms suggestive of asthma (such as cough, wheezing, shortness of breath) prior to age 40 years.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Remote patient monitoring
Remote patient monitoring system including the Exacerbations of Chronic Pulmonary Disease Tool (EXACT) tool can use changes in daily scores over a certain threshold level to alert notification to the clinical site. The site will contact the patient in order to determine the clinical significance associated with the change in score, and to treat the patient based on clinical judgment and clinical practice.
Remote patient monitoring system including exacerbations of chronic pulmonary disease Tool - Patient Reported Outcome (EXACT PRO), Lung Monitor, and Pulse Oximeter
Experimental: Usual care
This group of patient will continue on their usual standard care as close to real life situation as possible.
Patients in the usual care arm will continue their normally established procedures of nurse/physician contact and evaluation, as is considered standard for each individual practitioner in the study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The number of hospitalizations and emergency room visits for management of COPD exacerbation(s)
Time Frame: 52 weeks
Comparison of the total number of hospitalizations and emergency room visits (combined) for management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbation(s) between the two arms
52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Lenght of hospitalization
Time Frame: 52 weeks
Comparison of the average length of hospital stay for management of COPD exacerbation(s) between the two arms.
52 weeks
Time to first hospitalization
Time Frame: 52 weeks
Comparison of the time to first occurrence of hospitalization for management of COPD exacerbation(s) between the two arms.
52 weeks
Use of health care resources
Time Frame: 52 weeks
Comparison of the combined health care resource utilization (hospitalizations, unscheduled, scheduled office visits, telephone call contacts) for management of COPD between the two arms.
52 weeks
Number of medical visits
Time Frame: 52 weeks
Comparison of the number of medical visits combined (hospitalizations, emergency room visits, unscheduled and scheduled office visits) for management of COPD between the two arms.
52 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 4, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

December 6, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 10, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 8, 2020

Last Verified

February 1, 2014

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