My Liver Health App for Ascites

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Ascites; Chronic liver disease; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000989640
• Lead Sponsor: Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-09-11
• Study Completion: 2024-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Age greater than or equal to 18 years
Ability to provide informed consent
Patients with cirrhotic ascites requiring active management
Patient owns an android or iOS compatible smartphone
Patient is able to use a smartphone device at a basic level

Exclusion Criteria

Patient with severe cognitive impairment
Patients with insufficient command of the English language to be able to understand the instructions
Patients who do not have, or are unable to use, a smartphone device
Patients under active management by Palliative care services or an expected survival of <3 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The percentage of days with weight data transmitted successfully to care team as assessed by the app analytics[ End of study (6mths for each participant)];The number of weight alerts determined by the flags on the clinician dashboard that prompted responses from the care team (as determined by the medical records)[ End of study (6mths for each participant)];The primary outcome measure of the qualitative review is to evaluate the benefits and barriers to the intervention (Composite outcome), as assessed by a 10 minute open-ended face-to-face interview at the end of the study[ End of study (6mths for each participant)]