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CompletedNCT05776654Updated May 29, 2024

Wearable Devices in the Recovery Phase of Acute Exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs)

An observational study in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation, sponsored by McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre. Completed at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 40 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-05-29.

Sponsored by McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
21
Ages
40 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose the study is to successfully characterize the recovery phase of acute exacerbations of COPD in the outpatient setting using remotely captured physiologic data from wearable devices, to compare this with patient self-reported symptom data, to determine which physiologic variable(s) best correspond with AECOPD recovery, and to further document the feasibility, data quantity, data quality, and COPD outpatient usability experience with wearable devices.

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Conditions studied

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
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In context

Lung Diseases

3,303 studies on the registry are indexed under Lung Diseases; 355 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 21 is below the median of 157 across 929 observational studies indexed under Lung Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre is the lead sponsor of 414 studies on the registry; 106 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients with COPD currently experiencing an exacerbation.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Males/females, age ≥40, former/current smokers with ≥10 pack-year smoking history
  2. Currently experiencing/receiving treatment for a physician-diagnosed AECOPD
  3. Forced expired volume in the first second (FEV1) / Forced vital capacity (FVC) \< 0.7 (GOLD 1-4)
  4. Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. No existing COPD diagnosis
  2. History of cardiac arrhythmia
  3. Presence of pacemaker/defibrillator
  4. Any medical/cognitive/functional condition which renders inability to don/doff/recharge devices and complete symptom questionnaire
  5. Have already received 4 or more days of consecutive corticosteroid and/or antibiotic therapy since presenting to medical attention for their AECOPD
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
21 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • COPD cohort

    Patients with COPD currently experiencing and receiving treatment for an exacerbation.

    Device: Biometric wearable devices

Interventions

  • DeviceBiometric wearable devices

    Passive data collection using biometric wearable devices.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Daily symptom score

    Validated AECOPD symptom score (EXACT PRO) will serve as the dependent (outcome) variable.

    Time frame: Daily for 21 days

  2. Daily/nightly respiration

    Respiratory rate (RR) will serve as the primary independent (predictor) variable, and RR variability will serve as a secondary independent (predictor) variable.

    Time frame: Daily for 21 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Daily/nightly heart rate and HR variability

    HR and HRV will serve as secondary independent (predictor) variables.

    Time frame: Daily for 21 days

  2. Daily/nightly peripheral body temperature

    Temperature will serve as secondary independent (predictor) variables.

    Time frame: Daily for 21 days

  3. Activity

    Activity parameters (including calories, METS, step count, etc.) will serve as secondary independent (predictor) variables.

    Time frame: Daily for 21 days

  4. Sleep metrics

    Sleep metrics (including rem and non-rem stages of sleep; sleep duration, latency, efficiency, etc.) will serve as secondary independent (predictor) variables.

    Time frame: Daily (nightly) for 21 days.

  5. Autonomic function/Stress

    Metrics of stress/autonomic function (including electrodermal activity) will serve as secondary independent (predictor) variables.

    Time frame: Daily for 21 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • McGill University Health Centre
    Montréal, Quebec H4A 3J1, Canada
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Due to data privacy regulations, individual participant data collected during this study is not publicly accessible. However, access to anonymized data may be granted upon evaluation by the trial management group. Additional documents will also be available upon inquiry. All requests should be directed to the corresponding author (BAR).

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 29, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05776654
Lead sponsor
McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Responsible party
Bryan Ross (Principal Investigator, McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 20, 2023
Start date
Feb 16, 2023
Primary completion
Jan 15, 2024
Completion
Jan 15, 2024
Last update
May 29, 2024

Study contacts

Bryan A. Ross, MD, FRCPC, MSc (Epi, Physiol)
principal investigator · Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC)

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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