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ArticleContemporary clinical trials communications2025

Impact of a digital platform and flare risk blood biomarker index on lupus: A study protocol design for evaluating self efficacy and disease management.

Eldon R Jupe, Mohan Purushothaman, Bruce Wang, Gerald Lushington, Sandeep Nair, Vijay R Nadipelli, Bernard Rubin, Melissa E Munroe, Jessica Crawley, Sneha Nair and 3 more

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Eldon R JupeProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Mohan PurushothamanProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Bruce WangProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Gerald LushingtonProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Sandeep NairProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Vijay R NadipelliGSK, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Bernard RubinProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Melissa E MunroeProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Jessica CrawleyProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Sneha NairProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Georg ArmstrongProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Arif SorathiaProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Brett AdelmanProgentec Diagnostics, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

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Abstract

We report the design of a pilot study employing clinic visits and a synergized digital, health coaching, and biomarker platform (aiSLE® MGMT [Management]) aimed at improving patient self-efficacy and patient-physician interactions to mitigate heightened disease activity, curtail clinical flares, and reduce potential long-term organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This 12-month study will utilize a longitudinal cross-over design. Adult participants with confirmed SLE will be recruited and appropriately consented at five community-based US rheumatology clinics. Board certified rheumatologists will perform an exam, documenting the SLE Physician Global assessment (PGA) at Baseline, 3-, 6- and 9-month visits. Blood samples will be collected for completion of a newly developed and validated Lupus Flare Risk Index (L-FRI) that predicts the risk of developing a clinical flare in the next 12 weeks. The digital component of the study will be initiated following the 3-month visit. Participants will be given a mobile study app interfaced with a smartwatch to record activity, heart rate, and sleep quality. The app will be used to administer patient-reported outcome (PRO) surveys and health coaching. In the first three months participants and their rheumatologists will be blinded to L-FRI results; all L-FRI and digital results will be available starting in month four. This prospective pilot study will assess the impact of a comprehensive disease management platform employing a novel blood biomarker test, a mobile app interfaced with a smartwatch to collect biometric data, and app-based video health coaching on self-efficacy, clinical decisions, and outcomes in SLE disease management.

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Digital platformLupus flare risk indexMobile appSLE disease managementSmartwatch

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PMID40213143
PMCPMC11979941

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