Clinical Research Directory

A Comparison of a Medication Adherence Platform (FORTISKAP™) vs. Usual Care in Subjects on Oral Medications for the Treatment of Interstitial Lung Disease, Sarcoid and Pulmonary Hypertension

This study will evaluate whether participants with serious lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, and pulmonary hypertension who use the FORTISKAP™ smart medication cap - a bottle-top device that tracks prescription bottle openings and sends dose reminders to participants and their care team - take their medications more consistently and experience better health outcomes compared to similar participants receiving standard care without the device. Participation requires no changes to prescribed medications, testing or clinical visits beyond what is already part of routine care; participants use a modified medication bottle equipped with the FORTISKAP™ cap for nine months.

ILD-SARDs Registry and Biorepository

A complex interaction between demographic, environmental and genetic mechanisms impact the onset, severity and outcome of ILD-SARDs through dysregulation of the immune system and lung pro-biotic pathways. Comorbidity and genetic risk indicate that there are overlapping pathogenic mechanisms among SARDs, some of which underlie ILD in different SARDs. The purpose of this biobank is to study the clinical, pathological, laboratory, and imaging characteristics of SARDs patients with lung involvement. This will help identify as unique features underlying lung involvement in SARDs. In addition, this may lead to the discovery of novel mechanisms of disease and potentially novel targets of treatment for SARDs patients with lung disease.