Remote Evaluation and Surveillance of Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: Transforming ILD Care Delivery With Remote Monitoring

Remote Evaluation and Surveillance of Patients With Interstitial Lung Disease: Transforming ILD Care Delivery With Remote Monitoring

The purpose of this interventional study is to identify which combination of remote monitoring devices (e.g. home spirometry, pulse oximetry, scale, ePROs) is the most feasible (as defined by adherence, retention, and data completeness) and acceptable when used for the detection of clinically significant Interstitial Lung Disease events.

Participants in this 12-month study will use home-based monitoring tools provided by the study and complete electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) questionnaires to help assess changes in health status over time. Study procedures include weekly home spirometry for all participants, with some participants also asked to complete daily pulse oximetry monitoring and/or weekly weight measurements, depending on study assignment. The study includes an initial in-person baseline visit and a final in-person visit at Month 12 at the UCSF Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic at the Parnassus Campus. Follow-up study visits at Months 3, 6, and 9 will be conducted remotely via Zoom. Participants will complete study-related assessments throughout the study period using electronic devices and questionnaires from home.

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 18 or older
• English or Spanish speaking
• have a UCSF diagnosis of one of the major ILD subtypes seen in the ILD Clinic (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Connective-tissue disease related ILD, Sarcoidosis, Familial Fibrosis). Languages are limited to those for which both device instructional materials and user support are available (written and video). The ILD diagnosis will be based on multidisciplinary conference review, which is the diagnostic gold standard. We have restricted the ILD subtypes to those for which there is efficacy data for RPM or comparable clinical trajectories, and subtypes that account for >10% of the ILD diagnoses seen at UCSF.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who are unable provide informed consent for any reason or are acutely ill.