Cough Monitoring in COPD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Cough monitoring in COPD: a mixed methods observational study
IRAS ID
297862
Contact name
Michael Crooks
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Remote monitoring of COPD patients in their own homes aims to detect clinical deterioration early prompting intervention in the community with the aim of preventing utilization of unscheduled care services. Current systems do not succeed in reaching this target (Crooks et al. 2014a). A pilot study of remote cough monitoring has demonstrated that cough frequency is significantly increased during COPD exacerbation and trends in cough frequency can be detected using remote microphones and automated cough counting software (Crooks et al. 2014b). In a follow-up study, a cough-based alert system has been constructed showing promising performance. This prospective evaluation will validate the constructed system in a further COPD patient cohort.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds West Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/YH/0203
Date of REC Opinion
14 Oct 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion