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Smartphone-based Self-Management Support Program to Enhance Quality of Life in Patients With COPD

A Proactive Patient-centered Interactive Smartphone-based Self-Management Support Program for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial With Mixed-method Evaluation

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 22 Aug 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this study is to find out if a smartphone-based program (called 3S-C) can help people with COPD live better, healthier lives. It will also look at how the program affects their knowledge, habits, and overall health. The main questions the study wants to answer are: * Does the 3S-C program help people with COPD feel better and improve their quality of life? * Does it help them understand and manage their condition better? * Does it improve their health, such as reducing breathing problems or making it easier to sleep? * Can it reduce the need for hospital visits or other healthcare? Participants will be split into two groups: The 3S-C group: They will use the smartphone-based program, which includes: (i) Two short individual sessions to motivate them, (ii) helpful messages sent through apps like WhatsApp or WeChat; (iii) support through personalized messaging, phone calls, and a hotline; (iv) an online platform to track their health; and (v) a group session to connect with other COPD patients. The general hygiene (control) group: They will get information about staying healthy, such as tips on hand washing, food safety, keeping their home clean, and better sleep habits. What will participants do? Take part in the study for 12 months. visit the clinic for checkups and complete surveys and simple fitness tests at the start, after 4 months, and after 12 months. Researchers will check if the 3S-C program improves: * quality of life and how well people manage their condition. * habits like taking medication on time, exercising, eating well, or quitting smoking. * health outcomes like breathing, sleep, or feeling less anxious or depressed. This study will compare the 3S-C program to general hygiene tips to see if using a smartphone can make living with COPD easier and healthier.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
130 (estimated)
First submitted
11 Mar 2025
Start date
19 Mar 2025
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2027
Lead sponsor
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Diseases
COPD
NCT number
NCT06888557

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 130
  • From 19 Mar 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2027
  • 3 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Have other significant lung disease or Class 4 heart failure \[defined by the New York Heart Association classification\]
  • Serious active infection
  • Unstable psychiatric illness

Other

  • Inability to walk

Who the study is looking for

  • Aged 40 years and above
  • Confirmed diagnosis of COPD
  • Had COPD acute exacerbation in prior 6 months that required hospitalization, medical intervention or seek medical consultation
  • Mentally, cognitively and physically fit to join as determined by the doctor in-charge and responsible clinical investigators
  • Can speak and read Chinese
  • Completion of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
  • Has a smartphone with WhatsApp or WeChat

Age in the registry: 40 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (3)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Queen Mary Hospital
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaNot yet recruiting
Queen Elizbeth Hospital
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaRecruiting
United Christian Hospital
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Hong KongHong Kong SAR ChinaRecruiting

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