NCT06888557Recruiting
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
Sites (3)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Mary Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Not yet recruiting |
| Queen Elizbeth Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Recruiting |
| United Christian Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Recruiting |
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