Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveNCT04085302
TARA Working Prototype Engagement Evaluation: Feasibility Study
A study testing Digital Behaviour Change Intervention in people with Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, run by Boehringer Ingelheim at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 40 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- What is being tested?
- Digital Behaviour Change Intervention
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 16 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 26 Sep 2019to 3 Dec 2019
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 40 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 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)
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- 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
Who cannot join
- 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
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- 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
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Mixed Methods (Quantitative, Qualitative) Feasability Study Assessing Engagement With the First Version of the TARA Working Prototype (a Digital Behaviour Change Intervention, DBCI) in Individuals With COPD
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.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Being tested
- Digital Behaviour Change Intervention
- Medical subject headings
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Digital Behaviour Change InterventionDevice
14 days
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| All subjects | Experimental | Not described Receives: Device: Digital Behaviour Change Intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
% of study participants achieving 80% or higher engagement score with their personal TARA program
Measured: Up to 14 days
Study participant's motivation to engage with the TARA working prototype (version 1) and their perceptions of value and usefulness
Qualitative assessment of motivation and perceptions of value and usefulness at different stages in the participant's journey through the prototype; data sourced via discussion in an exit interview at the end of the study.
Measured: Up to 14 days
Evidence of usability issues, patterns of dis-engagement or failures of use in particular pages or functional areas of the prototype
Analysis of usage data of the site to explore if there are common points at which participants fail to progress, make mistakes or abandon interactions; Data will be sourced from individual and amalgamated usage analytics - data points will include drop-out rates for each of the main functional areas of the site and will be supplemented by within-page usage data An overall score for perceived ease-of-use will be generated using the 'System Usability Scale' (SUS), using self-reported data from the pre- and post-TARA participant questionnaire
Measured: Up to 14 days
Study participant's reports of usability or other issues from using the prototype
Measured: Up to 14 days
Secondary outcomes (3)
% of study participants who achieve a score of 8 or greater in Knowledge, Motivation, Confidence (KMC) assessments
Measured: Up to 14 days
% of study participants who achieve a positive change in measures of motivation, activation, competence (self-efficacy) and stage of change
Measured: Up to 14 days
% of study participants who report increases in adherence to once daily inhaled medication and reduction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) symptoms
Measured: Up to 14 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted11 Sep 2019
- Study start26 Sep 2019
- Primary completion3 Dec 2019
- Study completion3 Dec 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Boehringer IngelheimThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Device feasibility
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04085302
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0352-2133
- Status last verified
- Sep 2020
- First submitted
- 3 Sep 2019
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Clinical studies sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, phases I to IV, interventional and non-interventional, are in scope for sharing of the raw clinical study data and clinical study documents, except for the following exclusions: 1\. studies in products where Boehringer Ingelheim is not the license holder; 2. studies regarding pharmaceutical formulations and associated analytical methods, and studies pertinent to pharmacokinetics using human biomaterials; 3. studies conducted in a single center or targeting rare diseases (because of limitations with anonymization). For more details refer to: http://trials.boehringer-ingelheim.com/
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Sep 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Mixed Methods (Quantitative, Qualitative) Feasability Study Assessing Engagement With the First Version of the TARA Working Prototype (a Digital Behaviour Change Intervention, DBCI) in Individuals With COPD
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04085302
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 0352-2133
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Boehringer IngelheimIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 26 Sep 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 3 Dec 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 3 Dec 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 11 Sep 2019 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Device feasibility
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| All subjects | Experimental | Device: Digital Behaviour Change Intervention |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 40 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (14 listed)
- 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)
Key exclusion criteria (11 listed)
- 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
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Behaviour Change Intervention14 days | Device | All subjects |
Primary outcome
% of study participants achieving 80% or higher engagement score with their personal TARA program
Time frame: Up to 14 days
Study participant's motivation to engage with the TARA working prototype (version 1) and their perceptions of value and usefulness
Time frame: Up to 14 days
Qualitative assessment of motivation and perceptions of value and usefulness at different stages in the participant's journey through the prototype; data sourced via discussion in an exit interview at the end of the study.
Evidence of usability issues, patterns of dis-engagement or failures of use in particular pages or functional areas of the prototype
Time frame: Up to 14 days
Analysis of usage data of the site to explore if there are common points at which participants fail to progress, make mistakes or abandon interactions; Data will be sourced from individual and amalgamated usage analytics - data points will include drop-out rates for each of the main functional areas of the site and will be supplemented by within-page usage data An overall score for perceived ease-of-use will be generated using the 'System Usability Scale' (SUS), using self-reported data from the pre- and post-TARA participant questionnaire
Study participant's reports of usability or other issues from using the prototype
Time frame: Up to 14 days
3 secondary outcomes
% of study participants who achieve a score of 8 or greater in Knowledge, Motivation, Confidence (KMC) assessments
Time frame: Up to 14 days
% of study participants who achieve a positive change in measures of motivation, activation, competence (self-efficacy) and stage of change
Time frame: Up to 14 days
% of study participants who report increases in adherence to once daily inhaled medication and reduction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) symptoms
Time frame: Up to 14 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 11 Sep 2020.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Clinical studies sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, phases I to IV, interventional and non-interventional, are in scope for sharing of the raw clinical study data and clinical study documents, except for the following exclusions: 1. studies in products where Boehringer Ingelheim is not the license holder; 2. studies regarding pharmaceutical formulations and associated analytical methods, and studies pertinent to pharmacokinetics using human biomaterials; 3. studies conducted in a single center or targeting rare diseases (because of limitations with anonymization). For more details refer to: http://trials.boehringer-ingelheim.com/
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Digital Behaviour Change Intervention in people with Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, run by Boehringer Ingelheim at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 14 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Sep 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
% of study participants achieving 80% or higher engagement score with their personal TARA program (time frame: Up to 14 days). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Sep 2020.