The Respiratory Oxygen Adherence Monitor System for COPD With Long Term Oxygen Therapy
University of Virginia
Summary
The purpose of this research is to test a device being developed that can see how patients use oxygen therapy over a long period of time. This study will focus on developing a new display part called ROAM module which will be attached to your oxygen source. The display will provide easily-accessible information that can show how you interact with your supplies and the oxygen machine automatically without connecting the oxygen source to the internet or other devices.
Description
The Respiratory Oxygen Adherence Monitor (ROAM) system objectively determines the duration and pattern of adherence to oxygen therapy on a minute-by-minute basis and provides feedback of usage metrics to patients and their clinicians. The purpose of the ROAM monitor is, ultimately, to improve the clinical management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and patients requiring long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT), to improve health outcomes in these patients, and to reduce costs that arise from the expensive and preventable exacerbations associated with patient non-adherence.…
Eligibility
- Age range
- Not specified
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: Post-Bronchodilator FEV1/FVC \<.80 * Race demographics of the recruitment area reflect the population of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). * Due to underrepresentation in local demographics, special effort (via targeted advertising) will be made to recruit Hispanic participants to better match national percentages. * Participants with medical history of COPD * Subjects has to have a prescription for oxygen use via nasal cannula or mask at home * At baseline of health with no hospitalization/exacerbation within the past 6 weeks * Use of Continuous ox…
Location
- University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia