COPD and Asthma Research Database
Research type
Research Database
IRAS ID
341862
Contact name
Robert Angus
Contact email
Research summary
LungHealth COPD and Asthma Research Database
REC name
North West - Haydock Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/NW/0155
Date of REC Opinion
6 Aug 2024
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion
Data collection arrangements
The LungHealth COPD and Asthma consultation software enables the review of people with COPD and Asthma to support accurate diagnosis and the tailoring of treatment to individual’s needs. The software is DTAC and ORCHA approved and the consultations are comprehensive. In addition to symptoms and history, it inquires on comorbidities, lifestyle, results of investigation and treatments. Research consent is sought from everyone at the start of the consultation, seeking their participation in the creation of an anonymised patient dataset for the purpose of service evaluation and research. Each consultation creates an electronic patient record, General Data Protection Regulations 2016, the Data Protection Act 2018 and Caldicott principles are observed. All participants giving consent are assigned a unique identification number when their data is entered in an automated transfer onto COPD and Asthma Database, from the clinical record. The unique identification number contains no person identifying information within it. This number is used to track the participant in the Research Database which is held within the Health and Social Care Network. No identifiable data such as names, address, date of birth, NHS number or hospital number are kept on the research database or offered in data sets for analysis. The team at LungHealth seek to establish the basis on which the COPD and Asthma will function, the overarching ethical principles and a structure which assures all involved.
Research programme
The LungHealth COPD and Asthma Research Database is intended to be a resource to the respiratory research community. The detailed features of people with COPD and Asthma, who have received the detailed standardised computer guided consultation will be collated, including clinical information from individuals both newly referred, follow-up patients and people from different clinical sites. This will offer a significant research resource by creating a large population of well characterised people with airways disease and associated co-morbidities. Research will include observational studies or epidemiological research. Potential research can be both investigator led or commercial. In addition, to consent for their data to be used anonymously each patient is also asked whether they are happy to be contacted for research relevant to their condition, for example if something such as a novel therapy was available for assessment. A Research Database Management Committee will welcome and oversee access for projects agreeing original sleep research and multi-centre collaboration. It is envisaged this will facilitate study of many aspects of COPD and Asthma disorders from population characteristics through to the impact of therapeutic interventions.
Research database title
LungHealth COPD and Asthma Research Database
Establishment organisation
LungHealth Ltd
Establishment organisation address
33 Turbine Way
Enoteck Business Park
Swaffam
PE37 7XD