COPD Exacerbation Follow Up
Study on COPD Exacerbation Outcomes
Study Overview
The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of implementing an AI-enabled clinical workflow tool (Viz COPD) on respiratory specialist follow up and clinical outcomes after an acute exacerbation.
Study Details
Time perspective: This study will collect data prospectively for the Experimental cohort and retrospectively for the Control cohort. There is also an Exploratory cohort which will collect retrospective and prospective data.
Eligibility Criteria
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
- Conditions: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
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Age: 40 years or above
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Gender: All
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged 40 years or older at the time of arrival to the emergency department.
- Patients with a clinical diagnosis of COPD who present to the emergency department for a moderate or severe COPD exacerbation.
- A moderate exacerbation is defined as an acute exacerbation requiring either systemic corticosteroids (such as intramuscular, intravenous or oral) and/or antibiotics.
- A severe exacerbation is defined as an acute exacerbation requiring hospitalization, or observation for >24 hours in emergency department/urgent care facility or resulting in death.
- Patients on dual (LABA/LAMA, LABA/ICS, LAMA/ICS) or triple (LABA/LAMA/ICS) long-acting bronchodilator inhalers.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients on bronchodilator inhaler monotherapy.
- Patients leaving against medical advice or expiring during hospitalization.
- Patients with tracheostomy.
- Patients with advanced cancer.
- Patients who have received a lung transplant.
- Discharge to hospice care.
- Transfer to another hospital.
This study investigates the impact of using an AI-enabled tool on the follow-up care and outcomes of patients who have experienced an acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how this tool affects care by looking at data from patients who have experienced a COPD exacerbation. The study will focus on understanding the effects of this tool on clinical outcomes and specialist follow-up.
- Who can participate: Adults aged 40 years or older who have been diagnosed with COPD and have experienced a moderate or severe exacerbation are eligible. Participants must be using dual or triple long-acting bronchodilator inhalers.
- Study details: Participants will be monitored to assess how an investigational tool influences their follow-up care after a COPD exacerbation. The study will collect data from different groups to understand outcomes.