A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Use of the Vest® System for Treatment of Bronchiectasis Patients in the Home Setting

Evaluation of HFCWO Using The Vest® System for Treatment of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis in the Home Setting

This a 70 patient multi-site non blinded randomized control trial evaluating the use of the Vest® System for treatment of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis (NCFBE) patients in the home setting. The study will assess outcomes in subjects requiring airway clearance therapy randomized to Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) therapy as the control group and High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) therapy as the intervention group

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Bronchiectasis; Bronchiectasis With Acute Exacerbation
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation; Device: Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP)

Detailed Description

Patients with NCFBE who require regular home airway clearance therapy will be eligible to be screened for inclusion in the study.

After enrollment, baseline data including demographics, pulmonary related medical history including acute exacerbations (pulmonary-related hospitalizations, ED visits and physician office visits) will be collected Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) (spirometry), and a six-minute walk test will be completed. Quality of Life measures and inflammatory markers and will be collected.

Patients will be randomized to HFCWO or OPEP therapy. Each device will be used within the approved product labeling. These will be the primary airway clearance devices for these patients during the 12 months of the study period.

Following enrollment in the study and completion of a baseline visit, subjects will be seen for follow-up visits.

Detailed documentation of health status and medical history will be collected during the 12-month study period and/or at each study visit to document the occurrence of acute exacerbations and to determine time to first exacerbation, number of hospitalizations and hospitalization days, number of ICU admissions and ICU days, and number of outpatient visits (Physician's office visit, Urgent Care Visits, ED visits)

At 3 months, 6 months and 12 months following the baseline visit, the following tests/procedures will be performed. At each follow-up study visit:

• Acute exacerbations that occurred during the prior 3-month period will be documented/verified
• Pulmonary function will be assessed using standard spirometry to obtain FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC.
• 6-minute walk test will be completed to assess respiratory status and endurance
• The QoL-B quality of life survey will be conducted
• A sputum sample will be collected. Sputum samples will be transported to a central lab to test for inflammatory markers (sputum neutrophil elastase in μg/ml).

Mean adherence to the prescribed treatment regimen will be collected and assessed using the validated Modified Self-Reported Medication-Taking Scale. Adherence data in the HFCWO arm will also be collected via the VisiView patient portal.

Adherence results will be collected at the 3-month visit, 6-month visit and 12-month visits.

Any device related adverse events which occur after initial therapy with The Vest® System or Acapella therapy will be recorded.

Any equipment related complaints which occur after initial therapy with The Vest® System or Acapella therapy will be recorded.

At the end of the 12-month study period, subjects randomized to the PEP group will be given the option of receiving HFCWO therapy for a 6 month follow up period with outcomes data assessed at the 6-month time point.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 70
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Missy Wanjala, MD, MMCi; Phone Number: 6514159306; Email: mwanamisi.wanjala@hillrom.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Brian Becker, RRT, M.Ed.; Phone Number: 6126001301; Email: brian.becker@hillrom.com

Study Locations

• United States
  • New York
    • New York, New York, United States, 10016
      • Recruiting
      • NYU Langone Health
      • Contact: Stephanie Lau, MD; Phone Number: 212-263-7951; Email: stephanie.lau@nyulangone.org
  • Tennessee
    • Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37075
      • Recruiting
      • Tennessee Comprehensive Lung and Sleep Center
      • Contact: Wanda Smith, RN; Phone Number: 615-431-0469; Email: wsmith@lungandsleeptn.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Radiological diagnosis of Bronchiectasis based on high resolution chest CT scan
• History of at least 2 acute exacerbations or hospitalizations in the past 12 months
• Clinically stable for >2 weeks prior to study entry
• FEV1 >30% predicted
• Age18-80 years
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis
• History of bronchiectasis secondary to primary immunodeficiency
• Active pulmonary tuberculosis
• Active treatment of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM)
• Patients currently on HFCWO treatment
• Diagnosed comorbidity or medical indication that would prevent study completion
• History of pneumothorax within past 6 months
• History of hemoptysis requiring embolization within past 12 months
• Inability to perform HFCWO therapy or OPEP therapy as directed
• Pregnancy or lactation
• Inability or unwillingness to complete study visits or provide follow-up data as required by the study protocol

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: HFCWO group; Subjects in this arm of treatment will use The Vest® as their primary airway clearance modality for the duration of the study.	Device: High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation; High frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy (also known as high-frequency chest-wall compression or HFCWC) is commonly prescribed to provide routine airway clearance in patients with bronchiectasis as well as other patients with a need for regular airway clearance therapy. HFCWO generates high velocity expiratory airflow. This airflow is thought to mobilize secretions by the sheer force created, effecting changes in rheology and moving mucus in a cephalad direction during the oscillation. The Vest® Airway Clearance System, a commonly used device, generates HFCWO using an air pulse generator and an inflatable garment that delivers pressure pulses to the thorax. These pressure pulses within the garment create HFCWO.; Other Names: The Vest® Airway Clearance System
Active Comparator: OPEP group; Subjects in this arm of treatment will use the Acapella® as their primary airway clearance modality for the duration of the study.	Device: Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP); Oscillating PEP is an airway clearance technique, where the person blows all the way out many times through a device. These types of oscillating PEP devices work in two ways. Firstly, they use resistance to make it more difficult during the breath out, like non-oscillating PEP devices. Oscillating PEP devices also create vibrations when breathing out. The vibrations move mucus from the surface of the airways. After blowing through the device several times, the person will huff and cough to clear the mucus from the lungs.; Other Names: Acapella®

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Frequency of acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis	Acute exacerbation periods will be defined as per the European Respiratory Society consensus definition: A deterioration in three or more of the following key symptoms for at least 48 h:CoughSputum volume and/or consistencySputum purulenceBreathlessness and/or exercise toleranceFatigue and/or malaise;Hemoptysis AND; A clinician determines that a change in bronchiectasis treatment is required	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
6-minute walk test	The 6-min walk test (6 MWT) is a submaximal exercise test that entails measurement of distance walked over a span of 6 minutes. The 6-minute walk distance (6 MWD) provides a measure for integrated global response of multiple cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal systems involved in exercise. It will provide information regarding functional capacity and response to therapy.	12 months
Pulmonary function tests	FVC, FEV1 and FEV1/FVC as indicators of pulmonary function will be assessed using standard spirometry	12 months
Quality of life measure using the Quality of Life - Bronchiectasis (QoL-B) tool	The Quality of Life-Bronchiectasis (QoL-B), a self-administered, patient-reported outcome measure assessing symptoms, functioning and health-related quality of life for patients with NCFBE, contains 37 items on 8 scales (Respiratory Symptoms, Physical, Role, Emotional and Social Functioning, Vitality, Health Perceptions and Treatment Burden)	12 months
Time to first exacerbation	The duration of time from initiation of therapy to occurrence of an episode of acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis	12 months
Number of exacerbation related hospitalizations	This is the total number of times the subject was admitted as an inpatient due to symptoms of an acute exacerbation	12 months
Number of exacerbation related inpatient hospital days	This is the total number of days the subject spent in an inpatient non-ICU setting due to symptoms of an acute exacerbation	12 months
Number of exacerbation related ICU admissions	This is the total number of times the subject got admitted into an ICU facility due to symptoms of an acute exacerbation	12 months
Number of exacerbation related ICU days	This is the total number of days the subject spent in an ICU due to symptoms of an acute exacerbation	12 months
Number of exacerbation related outpatient visits (Physician's office, Urgent Care Visits, ED visits)	This is the total number of times the subject visited an outpatient healthcare facility due to symptoms of an acute exacerbation	12 months
Number of courses of antibiotics during episodes of acute exacerbation	This is the total courses of antibiotics prescribed for acute exacerbations	12 months
Number of antibiotic use days during episodes of acute exacerbation	This is the total number of days spent on antibiotics for acute exacerbations	12 months
Inflammation - measured by sputum neutrophil elastase level	Sputum will be collected at every visit and transported to a central lab for a sputum neutrophil elastase test in μg/ml	12 months
Mean adherence to prescribed treatment regimen	Adherence data will be collected using the Modified Self-Reported Medication Taking Scale and verified via the VisiView patient portal	12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hill-Rom
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Mark Jennings, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 23, 2019
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): November 1, 2020
• Study Completion (Anticipated): November 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 10, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): July 12, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 17, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 13, 2020
• Last Verified: February 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: PEP; HFCWO; High frequency chest wall oscillation; Airway Clearance therapy; The Vest®; Non Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis; HFCWC
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Respiratory Tract Diseases; Bronchial Diseases; Bronchiectasis
• Other Study ID Numbers: CR-RR-2019-001

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: Yes