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NCT05655832

A Study to Investigate the Association of Real-world Sensor-derived Biometric Data With Clinical Parameters and Patient-reported Outcomes for Monitoring Disease Activity in Patients With COPD

Completed NA Results posted Last updated 15 January 2026
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Vivalink wearable device in Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive in 77 participants. Completed in 31 October 2023.

Timeline
5 December 2022
Primary endpoint
31 October 2023
31 October 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsorMerck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationnon randomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposeother
Enrollment77
Start date5 December 2022
Primary completion31 October 2023
Estimated completion31 October 2023
Sites11 locations across Germany

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 40 to 80, any sex, with Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Physical Activity Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

An activity flag is extracted from the accelerometer by Vivalink, by using a predefined threshold for adult movement. For stair climbing, first periodic movement was determined, by using frequency analysis on specific time windows, and generating a ratio to the total spectrum indicating periodic activity over a certain threshold.

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort41.98± 22.89
Day 8 to Day 14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort58.93± 33.026
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Heart Rate Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Heart rate is provided by Vivalink.

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort86.4± 7.953
Day 8 to Day 14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort81.26± 9.237
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Heart Rate Variability (SDRR, SDNN, SDNNI, RMSSD, ln(RMSSD)) Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Heart rate variability reflecting differences in time intervals between 2 R-waves in the ECG (milliseconds) SDRR (Standard Deviation of Intervals between Heartbeats), SDNN (Standard Deviation of Intervals between Heartbeats, after removing abnormal Beats), SDNNI (Mean of the Standard Deviations of all the NN intervals for each 5 min Segment of a 24-h HRV Recording), and RMSSD (Mean of the Standard Deviations of all the NN intervals for each 5 min Segment of a 24-hour HRV Recording) and In(RMSDD)

SDRR: Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort26.83± 11.37
SDRR: Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort23.34± 10.867
SDNN: Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort58.71± 47.79
SDNN: Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort52.82± 39.419
SDNNI: Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort69.51± 63.18
SDNNI: Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort63.18± 33.537
RMSSD: Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort55.37± 59.658
RMSSD: Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort53.73± 73.024
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Heart Rate Variability (pNN50) Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

pNN50 is the percentage of adjacent NN intervals that differ from each other by more than 50 milliseconds.

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort0.12± 0.198
Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort0.11± 0.197
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Heart Rate Variability (Stress Index) Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Baevsky's Stress Index is a heart rate variability (HRV) measure used to assess autonomic nervous system activity and physiological stress, especially in monitoring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. It is calculated as: amplitude of the mode (AMo) divided by two times the mode (Mo) multiplied by the difference between the maximum and minimum RR intervals (MxDMn). AMo is the percentage of RR intervals at the most frequent value, Mo is the most common RR interval, and MxDMn is the range of RR intervals. The index typically ranges from 50 to over 900. Lower values (50-15

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort108.43± 94.236
Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort99.86± 81.076
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Heart Rate Variability (LF and HF) Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Applying a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) or autoregressive (AR) modeling one can separate Heart rate variability (HRV) into its component ultra-low-frequency (ULF), very low frequency (VLF), Low-Frequency power (LF), and High-Frequency power (HF) rhythms that operate within different frequency ranges. Given in absolute values of power (milliseconds squared). LF power, low frequency power (0.04-0.15 Hz). HF power, high frequency power (0.15-0.40 Hz). LF/HF Ratio, spectral HRV index computed as (LF/HF).

LF: Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort320.32± 456.411
LF: Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort287.19± 399.897
HF: Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort646.3± 1234.891
HF: Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort612.6± 1542.947
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Heart Rate Variability (LF/HF) Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Applying a Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) or autoregressive (AR) modeling one can separate Heart rate variability (HRV) into its component ultra-low-frequency (ULF), very low frequency (VLF), Low-Frequency power (LF), and High-Frequency power (HF) rhythms that operate within different frequency ranges. Given in absolute values of power (milliseconds squared). LF power, low frequency power (0.04-0.15 Hz). HF power, high frequency power (0.15-0.40 Hz). LF/HF Ratio, spectral HRV index computed as (LF/HF).

LF/HF: Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort1.38± 1.211
LF/HF: Day 8-14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort1.51± 1.204
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Temperature Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Temperature is provided by Vivalink. The value for temperature is derived by Vivalink from the display temperature and then calibrated using initial calibration values, in an IP protected process. The sensor temperature is considered only as a relative value to evaluate changes in the temperature, and not as an objective human body temperature value, meaning no thresholds relative to normal human body temperature are considered, and it will not be used as a marker for fever or hypothermia.

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort36.77± 1.155
Day 8 to 14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort37.14± 1.239
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Respiratory Rate Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Respiration rate is provided by Vivalink.

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort21.42± 1.903
Day 8 to Day 14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort20.92± 2.247
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Cough Frequency Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Cough Frequency was provided by vivalink.

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort56.82± 48.46
Day 8 to Day 14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort72.46± 58.62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Sleep Patterns Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

The basis of the sleep pattern calculations is the self-reported bedtimes. With the same technique as the cough frequency prediction, inactivity signals can be predicted from the labeled data to improve the bedtime accuracy, and the changes in accelerometer (step detection algorithms) can be used to quantify the number of clear breaks in the sleep (standing up, strong cough, etc.).

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort8.7± 1.892
Day 8 to Day 14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort8.48± 1.491
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Exacerbations of Sensor-collected Parameters During Observation Period - Resting Heart Rate Primary · Day 0(Baseline) and Day 8 to Day 14

Resting Heart Rate is provided by Vivalink.

Day 0
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort85.02± 8.003
Day 8 to Day 14
GroupValue95% CI
COPD Cohort79.9± 9.126

Adverse events — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov

Time frame: Up to 3 months. Reporting threshold: 0%. Adverse-event reports describe events observed during the trial — not all are caused by the drug.

Calibration Cohort
Serious: 0/67 (0%)
Deaths: 0/67
COPD Cohort
Serious: 3/67 (4%)
Deaths: 0/67

Serious adverse events (2 terms)

ReactionSystemCalibration CohortCOPD Cohort
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Deep Vein ThrombosisVascular disorders
Other adverse events (2 terms — click to expand)

ReactionSystemCalibration CohortCOPD Cohort
Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations

Most-reported serious reactions: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Deep Vein Thrombosis.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05655832 adverse events section.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this multicenter, prospective cohort study is to investigate the correlation of real-world sensor-derived biometric data obtained via a wearable device with clinical parameters and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for monitoring disease activity and predicting exacerbations for participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The cohort of participants with COPD will be followed for 3 months. A calibration cohort with non-COPD participants will be included and followed for 2 weeks.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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