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Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is characterized by an unpredictable clinical course, creating a need for new treatments and more sensitive approaches to assessing treatment effectiveness, disease progression, and clinically meaningful trial end points.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to explore the experiences of individuals with ILD using digital tools in a clinical study to inform digital health\u2013enabled clinical research.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This qualitative study was conducted within the PRODIGY-ILD (Predicting Outcomes using Digital Technology in Interstitial Lung Disease) cohort, a prospective observational study using wearable devices and electronic patient-reported outcome measures for a planned 3 years of longitudinal monitoring. Participants were recruited from a specialist outpatient ILD clinic. A topic guide was developed iteratively, and individual semistructured interviews were conducted remotely via Zoom (Zoom Video Communications, Inc) and\/or telephone, audio-recorded, and transcribed. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis with NVivo software (Lumivero).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Fifteen of the final 20 participants recruited to the PRODIGY-ILD study consented and completed interviews. Four key themes were identified, highlighting how trust, digital literacy, participant-initiated engagement with data, and illness burden shape sustained participation in digital health\u2013enabled clinical research: (1) trust and altruism override data concerns: confidence in researchers\u2019 data handling and a desire to contribute enabled data sharing; (2) navigating digital tools: friction and flexibility: digital literacy, usability, and device compatibility varied, but participants were able to use workarounds to maintain engagement; (3) participant-initiated engagement with wearable data: participants moved from passive to active engagement, in many cases integrating devices into daily routines; and (4) life-limiting illness as a constraint on digital trial participation: managing symptoms and severe comorbidities reduces motivation and engagement with study technology.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Despite participants\u2019 motivations to contribute data to research, engagement was shaped by usability, participant-initiated engagement, and the constraints of living with chronic illness. 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