A system for the management of COPD
EDGE is a prescribed digital therapeutic for monitoring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at home.*
EDGE was developed by the University of Oxford (the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the Department of Primary Healthcare Sciences), with support from the Department of Health and the Wellcome Trust through the Health Innovation Challenge Fund.
Benefits
Reduces hospital visits
Self-management, combined with remote monitoring, gives patients greater control of their condition and reduces the number of hospital visits.
Improves health status
Self-management and remote feedback to patients from respiratory nurses improves overall patient health status. It also helps to deliver care and assurance to people who live in remote areas.
Personalised feedback
Health professionals can view a patient’s individual data in real-time and provide personalised feedback and content to the patient’s tablet.
Early detection
Clinically-validated modules and intelligent algorithms enable early detection of deterioration and allow the integration of the digital health platform within the care pathways for COPD patients.
Secure
De-identified and anonymised patient data is securely stored in a server behind NHS firewalls where the clinical team can review the patient’s readings and provide feedback.
Improved time efficiency
Electronic capture of data reduces the number of phone calls or visits a respiratory nurse needs to make, thereby improving their time efficiency.
Tablet technology
EDGE uses multi-purpose Android tablet technology, with Bluetooth-enabled sensors. This can improve a patient’s quality of life by supporting them to live independently.
Simple self-management
EDGE makes it easy for patients to self-manage their condition by giving them feedback on their physical well-being (through the use of graphs of their vital signs and symptom diary). It also gives patients motivational and psychological support.
Intelligent algorithms
EDGE allows proactive patient-to-clinician communication using an adaptive, electronic symptom diary. EDGE uses intelligent algorithms to improve patient compliance and medical adherence.
Impact
EDGE has also been shown to improve the overall health status of patients and reduce the number of visits to see the GP.
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Publications
Self-Management Support Using a Digital Health System Compared With Usual Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial
Farmer et al, Journal of Medical Internet Research (2017)
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Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Identification and Prediction Using a Digital Health System
Shah S.A. et al, (2017), Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(3): e69
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*Currently in development phase prior to commercial launch.
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