A feasibility study of remote monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis using a smartphone app

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN21226438
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Manchester

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 17 April 2023
• Study Completion: 2023-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Across all participant groups, recruited individuals must have mental capacity to understand the study information provided and to give informed consent. Additional specific criteria for each participant group is provided below:

Clinical Team members:
Clinicians and nurses, at either of the participating centres, who have primary responsibility for the care of patients with RA or suspected RA.

Patients:
Participants in the feasibility study:
1. Adult patients (i.e. =18 years of age) with RA or suspected RA, who are under the care of a consented clinician
2. Own an Android or iOS smartphone, with the ability to access the internet daily to support data upload
3. Can speak and understand English or are supported by someone who can

Participants in the interviews to identify barriers to digital inclusion:
1. Adult patients (i.e. =18 years of age) with RA or suspected RA, who are under the care of a consented clinician, and were approached to join the feasibility study but declined for any reason (including ill health), and/or their carers.

Urdu-speaking participants in the interviews to identify barriers to digital inclusion:
1. Adult patients (i.e. =18 years of age) with RA or suspected RA, who are under the care of a consented clinician, who are Urdu-speaking only, and/or their carers.

Participants in Electronic Health Record review-only:
1. Adult patients (i.e. =18 years of age) with RA or suspected RA
2. Under the care of a consented clinician
3. Has the mental capacity to consent

Community group members:
1. Adult patients (i.e. =18 years of age) with RA or other rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), who also self-identify as having experience of one or more of the following: more severe (or multiple) disabilities, are older people (aged over 75 years), people living in an area of high deprivation, people from Black And Minority Ethnic communities, or their carers.

Exclusion Criteria

Clinical Team members:
1. Individuals who do not have primary responsibility for the care of eligible patients, such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists or podiatrists will not be recruited to the study, as we do not depend on them for recruitment or data completion.

Patients:
1. Recruited patients must feel well enough to take part and be able to understand the relevant project information (with support if needed, e.g. a translator for Urdu-speaking participants). Patients who do not meet these criteria will not be recruited.
2. No patients under 18 years. There is no upper age limit.
3. Patients and clinicians will be eligible whether their consultations are being conducted in-person or remotely.

Community group members:
1. Participants must feel well enough to take part and be able to understand the relevant project information (with support if needed).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified