A Randomised Clinical Trial of a Digital Self-management Package for People With Interstitial Lung Disease

NCT ID: NCT06122233

Last Updated: 2025-04-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-03

Study Completion Date

2027-08-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to compare REBUILD-SM (a purpose-built smartphone app and self-management package) with standard care in people with interstitial lung disease (ILD). The main question it aims to answer is:

• Does REBUILD-SM improve health-related quality of life, symptoms, anxiety, self-efficacy and physical activity for people with ILD?

Participants in the intervention group will work through the self-management package with support from a healthcare professional via phone or Zoom. They will also enter deidentified health data into the RE-BUILD smartphone app to track their progress over time. Participants in the control group will use a reduced functionality version of the smartphone app only.

Researchers will compare both groups to see if there is any difference in health-related quality of life, symptoms, anxiety, self-efficacy and level of physical activity.

Detailed Description

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This study compares REBUILD-SM with standard care in people with ILD. REBUILD-SM comprises a purpose-built smartphone app that allows subjects to enter and track health data over time and an integrated self-management package.

Participants will enter their respiratory diagnosis, medications and side effects, weight, lung function test results, oxygen saturation level and supplemental oxygen usage into the smartphone app. They will also complete questionnaires at specific timepoints using the app. Participants will input most of this data at the beginning of the trial and update it when it changes, for example, after obtaining a new lung function result, starting a new medication, or getting a new side effect from an existing medication. Entering data into the app is expected to take around 30 minutes at the start of the trial, and about 20 minutes at 12, 26 and 52 weeks when completing the questionnaires. Updating data is expected to take about 5-10 minutes and will only happen when there is a change, for example, once per week, although it may not be this frequent.

The app will not provide any recommendations on the health data participants enter - it is simply for recording purposes. To ensure data collection is as complete as possible, electronic reminders will be sent to participants when questionnaires are not completed at the specified timepoints and will alert the study team if the participant fails to complete the questionnaires after the reminder. This will prompt a phone call from a member of the study team to encourage the participant to complete the endpoints. App analytics will be used in the data analysis phase (after the trial is over) to understand how participants have engaged with the app.

Participants in the intervention group will be asked to log into and use the self-management website or view the content via the REBUILD app with support from the study team. The self-management content includes 13 modules and has been designed in collaboration with people with ILD to help increase their ability to self-manage their chronic disease.

During the intervention period, participants will receive four phone calls from a health professional involved in the management of people with ILD to help them set health-related goals and identify appropriate modules from the website to help achieve these goals. These four phone calls are expected to take about 15-30 minutes each.

Each module provides information regarding the topic and provides access to relevant websites, fact sheets, booklets, videos and webinars as well as other external resources. Participants will have direct access to these external resources from within the package through hyperlinks embedded in the title of each resource. Participants are expected to work through their selected modules at their own pace - there is no specific amount of time they are required to allocate to the intervention, and they can utilize as many or as few of the resources as they like.

Conditions

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Lung Diseases, Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Due to the nature of the intervention, blinding will not be possible for participants and care providers (i.e. healthcare professionals making phone calls to participants). Where practicable, members of the investigative team will be blinded. Outcome assessors will also be blinded.

Study Groups

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REBUILD-SM Group

Participants randomised to the intervention will receive the self-management package, including the REBUILD app. Structured self-management support via telephone or Zoom call will be provided 4 times during the 12-week intervention period.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Pulmonary Fibrosis self-management package and smartphone application

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The pulmonary fibrosis package includes modules on understanding treatment options for pulmonary fibrosis, managing medication and side effects, understanding and accessing clinical trials, managing shortness of breath, managing fatigue and mood, managing co-existing conditions, the role and importance of pulmonary rehabilitation and regular physical activity, role of oxygen therapy, smoking cessation advice and support, accessing community support, and communicating with others when living with pulmonary fibrosis.

The RE-BUILD app is used as a tool for data collection and to help participants self-monitor their disease over time. Participants enter their health data, including baseline conditions, medications and diagnosis, pulmonary function results and supplementary oxygen use. It also tracks air quality data close to the participant as well as physical activity level (step count). The app also has links to ILD-related educational resources.

Standard Care Group

In the control arm, participants will receive standard care and a reduced capability version of the REBUILD app to be used for data-capture only. They will also receive phone/Zoom calls at the same frequency during the 12-week intervention period, but no health advice will be given. After 26 weeks, participants in this group will receive access to the fully functional REBUILD app, however they will not receive the self-management content or the support phone calls provided to the intervention group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Pulmonary Fibrosis self-management package and smartphone application

The pulmonary fibrosis package includes modules on understanding treatment options for pulmonary fibrosis, managing medication and side effects, understanding and accessing clinical trials, managing shortness of breath, managing fatigue and mood, managing co-existing conditions, the role and importance of pulmonary rehabilitation and regular physical activity, role of oxygen therapy, smoking cessation advice and support, accessing community support, and communicating with others when living with pulmonary fibrosis.

The RE-BUILD app is used as a tool for data collection and to help participants self-monitor their disease over time. Participants enter their health data, including baseline conditions, medications and diagnosis, pulmonary function results and supplementary oxygen use. It also tracks air quality data close to the participant as well as physical activity level (step count). The app also has links to ILD-related educational resources.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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REBUILD-SM

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of fibrotic ILD
* In possession of a smartphone/tablet and an email address
* Able to understand written and spoken English
* Adequate digital literacy to complete requirements of trial
* On stable ILD treatment for 30 days prior to enrolment

Exclusion Criteria

* Not in possession of a smartphone/tablet
* Insufficient digital literacy to complete requirements of trial
* Unable to communicate in written/spoken English
* Not on stable ILD treatment for 30 days prior to enrolment
* Acute exacerbation within 30 days prior to enrolment
* Participating in pulmonary rehab at enrolment or during 12-week intervention period
* Unable to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Monash University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Lung Foundation Australia

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Tasmania

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Sydney

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Tamera Corte

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Sydney

Dan Chambers

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Queensland

Nicole Goh

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Institute of Breathing and Sleep

Ian Glaspole

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Alfred

Locations

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Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

The Prince Charles Hospital

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Austin Health

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Australia

Central Contacts

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Carly Barton

Role: CONTACT

+61 2 9515 5682

Facility Contacts

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Carly Barton

Role: primary

+61 2 9515 5682

Sjane Timmins

Role: primary

+61 7 3139 6298

Karen Symons

Role: primary

+61 3 9076 3600

Lisa Fuhrmeister

Role: primary

+61 3 9496 3874

Other Identifiers

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X23-0387

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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