Table 2

Study schedule of events and ILD outpatient clinic

Type of visitScreeningBaselineWeeklyMonthlyEvery 3 MonthsILD clinic visits as per standard clinical careAnnually as per standard clinical care
Visit number12
Week number−20
Inclusion/exclusion criteria
Informed consent
Medical history
Medications
Acute exacerbations
Spirometry
DLCO
6-minute walk test
Serology
HRCT
Dispensing of Apple Watch and iPhone
Training on PROMS
Breathlessness (PROMS mMRC))
Cough (PROMS VAS)
Cough (PROMS LCQ)
Fatigue (PROMS FAS)
HRQoL (PROMS KBILD)
Apple health export
biometric and activity data
  • DLCO, Diffusion capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide; FAS, Fatigue Assessment Scale; HRCT, high-resolution CT; KBILD, King’s Brief Interstitial Lung Disease; LCQ, Leicester Cough Questionnaire; mMRC, modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale; PROMS, patient-reported outcome measures; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale for cough severity.