Home devices may spot lung flare-ups before they become emergencies
NCT ID NCT07673237
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether people with fibrotic interstitial lung disease can use home monitoring devices—like a spirometer, pulse oximeter, and scale—to help detect serious lung events such as flare-ups or hospitalizations. About 200 participants will use these devices connected to a smartphone app. The goal is to see which combination of devices is most practical and acceptable for catching problems early.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- home monitoring devices (spirometer, pulse oximeter, wireless scale)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote monitoring is a practical way to catch serious lung flare-ups early, potentially improving care for people with interstitial lung disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a feasibility study, not a treatment trial. It may find that home monitoring is not reliable enough or that patients struggle to use the devices consistently.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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.
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Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94117, United States
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