NCT07269262Recruiting
SUPPORT-T in Patients With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis and Their Caregivers
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Application "SUPPORT-T" to Increase Equitable Access to Palliative Care in Patients With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) and Their Caregivers
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 11 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and accessibility of SUPPORT-T, a digitally delivered palliative care intervention for patients with Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) and their caregivers. The intervention includes a 9-week digital application guided by a nurse interventionist and quarterly virtual support groups over one year. Participants will be recruited from rural South Carolina and urban New York City. The study compares SUPPORT-T to Enhanced Usual Care and aims to inform a future multi-site trial.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 170 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 25 Nov 2025
- Start date
- 13 Jan 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Aug 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Diseases
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- NCT number
- NCT07269262
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 170
- From 13 Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Aug 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who the study is looking for
- Adults ≥18 years
- Confirmed diagnosis of PPF
- English or Spanish speaking
- Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
- adult, ≥ 18 years old
- Designated and identified by patient as providing most of the emotional, financial, and/or physical support (i.e., the individual most involved in care, does not have to live with patient)
- Able to speak and understand English.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical University of South Carolina Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charleston | United States | Recruiting |
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