A Pilot Trial of a Smartphone-based Self-management Support Program for COPD Patients

NCT05192083 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: UW21-532-2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

COPD patients often experience multiple symptoms (e.g. dyspnea, cough, and deteriorating quality of life) and have imposed a substantial economic and social burden on health care. The current proposal is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot trial of a smartphone-based instant messaging self-management support program to improve the quality of life in patients with COPD.

Conditions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Keywords

COPD; Self-management; Support; Smartphone-based

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from baseline COPD-related quality of life

  COPD symptoms and impacts and activity level were measured by an 8-item COPD Assessment Test. Total scores range from 0 to 40, with higher scores denoting a more severe impact of COPD on a patient's life.

  Baseline, Week 8

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Change from baseline patient activation

  Baseline, Week 8

• Change from baseline self-efficacy for self-management

  Baseline, Week 8

• Change from baseline acceptance of illness

  Baseline, Week 8

• Change from baseline medication adherence

  Baseline, Week 8

• Change from baseline physical activity level

  Baseline, Week 8

Study Arms (1)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will receive a smartphone-based self-management support programme, including a 30-min face-to-face or online session at baseline, 3 phone calls (week 2, week 4 and week 6) and 2-month mobile messages in addition to usual care.

Behavioral: Self-management and Support

Interventions

Self-management and Support BEHAVIORAL

A smartphone-based self-management support programme includes a 30-min face-to-face or online session at baseline, 3 phone calls and 2-month mobile messages

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Aged 18 years and above
• Diagnosis with COPD
• General condition stable
• Able to speak and read Chinese
• Able to complete the self-administered questionnaire
• Able to use instant messages such as WhatsApp or WeChat
• Mental, cognitive and physically fit for joining the trial as determined by the clinician or responsible investigator
• Signed informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Skeletal fragility
• Serious active infection
• Inability to walk
• Severe respiratory insufficiency

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

Queen mary Hospital

Hong Kong, 852, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

Related Publications (4)

• Buttery SC, Zysman M, Vikjord SAA, Hopkinson NS, Jenkins C, Vanfleteren LEGW. Contemporary perspectives in COPD: Patient burden, the role of gender and trajectories of multimorbidity. Respirology. 2021 May;26(5):419-441. doi: 10.1111/resp.14032. Epub 2021 Mar 9.

  PMID: 33751727 BACKGROUND

• Jolly K, Sidhu MS, Hewitt CA, Coventry PA, Daley A, Jordan R, Heneghan C, Singh S, Ives N, Adab P, Jowett S, Varghese J, Nunan D, Ahmed K, Dowson L, Fitzmaurice D. Self management of patients with mild COPD in primary care: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2018 Jun 13;361:k2241. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2241.

  PMID: 29899047 BACKGROUND

• Hall AK, Cole-Lewis H, Bernhardt JM. Mobile text messaging for health: a systematic review of reviews. Annu Rev Public Health. 2015 Mar 18;36:393-415. doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031914-122855.

  PMID: 25785892 BACKGROUND

• Redfern J, Hyun K, Singleton A, Hafiz N, Raeside R, Spencer L, Carr B, Caterson I, Cullen J, Ferry C, Santo K, Hayes A, Leung RWM, Raadsma S, Swinbourne J, Cho JG, King M, Roberts M, Kok C, Jenkins C, Chow C. ITM support for patients with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2019 Mar 1;9(3):e023863. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023863.

  PMID: 30826759 BACKGROUND

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

Interventions

Self-Management; Palliative Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Chronic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Rehabilitation; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Patient Care; Therapeutics

Study Officials

• Agnes YK Lai, PhD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Agnes YK Lai, PhD

CONTACT

852-3917-6328; agneslai@hku.hk

Asa Choi, MA

CONTACT

852-3917-6563; asachoi@hku.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Model Details: Self-management education and support

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2021
• First Posted: January 14, 2022
• Study Start: January 2, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2022
• Study Completion: May 31, 2022
• Last Updated: April 13, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: When study finished
• Access Criteria: The minimal anonymized dataset will be available upon request to interested researchers. For interested researchers, please contact, Ms Asa Choi (email asachoi@hku.hk), (School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong) for further information.

Locations

HK (1)