Is it possible for people living with chronic obstructive lung disease in India to use a digital smartphone app to help them manage their illness?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or their caregivers.RespiratoryCOPD
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN91133848
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Leicester
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients:
a. =18 years
b. Stable COPD, confirmed on spirometry, as having a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) post-bronchodilation of <80% and a predicted ratio of FEV1 to forced vital capacity of 0.70
c. Patients with MRC dyspnoea score =2
d. Able to read Marathi or Hindi
e. Signed informed consent
2. Caregivers providing care and support to adults living with COPD.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Co-morbidities or significant cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, neurological, orthopedic, neoplastic diseases that may hamper the participation of the patient and outcome of the program
2. Recent major surgery =1 month before enrolment
3. Pregnancy
4. Active pulmonary tuberculosis
5. Severe cognitive impairment such as dementia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method