TARA Working Prototype Engagement Evaluation: Feasibility Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

In brief

TARA is a Digital Behaviour Change Intervention (DBCI) for individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)(IwCOPD), which has been designed using a Human-Centred Design (HCD) methodology. HCD involves, among other elements, members of the target audience in evaluations at multiple stages within the design process. This feasibility study is primarily designed to assess the acceptability of the DBCI test asset to the target audience. Acceptability as defined for the purpose of this study includes usability of the system, and perceived value and desirability to the end-user audience. As such, engagement in this context is deemed to mean the degree to which the test asset provides a usable, acceptable, desirable and valuable experience to its users during a time-limited trial.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT04085302
Run by: Boehringer Ingelheim
People needed: 16
Starts: 2019-09-26
Expected to finish: 2019-12-03
Last updated by the study team: 2020-09-11

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Signed and dated written electronic informed consent (e-consent) in accordance with International Council on Harmonisation-Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP) and local legislation prior to admission to the study
Male or female patients
All patients must have a self-reported confirmation of a physician diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)(or chronic bronchitis or emphysema)
Age ≥ 40 years
Patients must be current or ex-smokers with a smoking history of at least 10 pack-years (pack years = [cigarettes per day/20] x years of smoking)
Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Score ≥ 1 (i.e. evidence of activity-related breathlessness)
Patients must have a current prescription for once daily maintenance bronchodilator in keeping with their approved labels as well as a short-acting bronchodilator ("rescue medication") for at least 3 months prior to study enrolment
Participants must be willing to use a smart watch and be willing to complete all data collection requirements (within TARA plus phone interview plus on-line questionnaires)
Patients must confirm that his/her treating physician has been informed about the patient's participation in the study (prior to TARA log-in)
Fluency in written English
Currently residing in US (for duration of study)
Not fully adherent (self-report) to once daily inhaled COPD medication (<80% on a protocol-specific participant self-assessment scale of medication adherence (0 - 100%))
Access to (and comfort with) a digital device (Desktop; Laptop; Tablet), with updated Firefox [version 67.0 and above] or Chrome [version 75.0.3770.80 and above] browsers installed (or willing to download up-to-date version for the study), and daily home access to internet
Need to have personal e-mail account that is used daily

You may not qualify if…

Patients with asthma
Patients who are currently prescribed oxygen therapy
Patients who have completed a pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program in the 6 weeks prior to enrolment or patients who are currently in a PR program (rationale: PR programs typically include a self-management component which may interfere with study objectives)
Planned vacation period during the study period that requires overnight stays away from home
Major surgery performed within 6 weeks prior to enrolment or planned within 2 months after enrolment, e.g. hip replacement
Previous enrolment in this study
Currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug study/trial, or less than 30 days since ending another investigational device or drug trial(s), or receiving other investigational treatment(s)
Women who are pregnant, nursing, or who plan to become pregnant while in the trial
Current use of a Smartwatch and/or wrist-worn step counter and not willing to switch to the study-specific Smartwatch for the duration of study
Any medical or neuro-cognitive condition that would limit the ability of the participant to consent
Further exclusion criteria apply

Where it is running

Medullan — Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

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