A Wearable and a Self-management Application for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients at Home
A Wearable and a Self-management Application for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients at Home
Our overall research goal for this project is to create a wearable device and mobile
 application, appealing to patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which
 provides them with appropriate self-management tools and detects AECOPDs early to permit
 prompt treatment and prevent severe exacerbations requiring hospitalization.
Our overall research goal for this project is to create a wearable device and mobile
 application, appealing to patients with COPD, which provides them with appropriate
 self-management tools and detects Acute Exacerbations of COPD (AECOPDs) early to permit
 prompt treatment and prevent severe exacerbations requiring hospitalization. Currently, the
 investigators are developing a second version of this app, WearCOPDv2. This app will
 incorporate features identified as being desirable from our patient interviews: 1) new sensor
 that was requested by patients - oxygen saturation, and 2) the app will incorporate a
 patient-facing interface as patients requested a method to view their data as well as access
 to information to learn how to manage their condition better.

 Research questions:

 Can an app designed for patients with COPD that includes biosensor feedback improve
 self-management of COPD?

 What is the accuracy of our sensor data (heart rate, activity, respiratory rate, oxygen
 saturation, coughing, and other sounds of interest) in detecting early AECOPDs?
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Able to speak English

 -  Moderate to very severe COPD (GOLD C and D) as defined by the GOLD guidelines

 -  Clinically relevant disease, as defined by a history of exacerbation in the previous
 12 months

 -  Previous spirometry or Pulmonary Function Test results of Forced Expiration
 Volume/Forced Vital Capacity (FEV1/FVC) <0.70 with an FEV1 below 80% predicted

 -  Patient resides at home (not long term care residence or another hospital)

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Pulmonary condition other than COPD as the main respiratory disease such as
 bronchiectasis or asthma

 -  Rapid lethal disease, e.g. lung cancer, advance heart failure, end-stage renal disease

 -  Any medical conditions that would impair their ability to participate in the study