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Table 3 Prespecified endpoints of the I-FILE study

From: Study protocol of an international patient-led registry in patients with pulmonary fibrosis using online home monitoring: I-FILE

Primary endpoint

 Absolute FVC change measured with home spirometry from baseline to 6, 12 and 24 months (in % and L)

Secondary endpoints

 Absolute FVC change measured with in-hospital spirometry between baseline and 6, 12 and 24 months (in % and L)

 Absolute DLCO change measured with in-hospital spirometry between baseline and 6, 12 and 24 months (in % and L)

 Change in oxygen saturation from baseline to 6, 12 and 24 months (in %)

 Correlations between home and hospital spirometry

 Adherence to daily and weekly home spirometry

 HRQOL and symptom changes between baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months

 Time to change in HRQOL

 Correlations between pulmonary function tests and PROMs at all time points

 Internal consistency, discriminative ability, concurrent validity, and responsiveness of PROMs in individual diseases

 Hospitalizations (all cause and respiratory related)

 Mortality

 Percentage of patients with disease progression

 Identification of markers for disease progression or death

 Percentage of patients with new oxygen prescription

 Differences in outcomes between countries

 Differences in outcomes between subgroups of PF

 Healthcare provider and patient satisfaction and experience with the online application

  1. FVC Forced vital capacity, HRQOL Health related quality of life, PROMs Patient reported outcome measures, PF Pulmonary fibrosis