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

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Sydney

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Pulmonary Fibrosis self-management package and smartphone application

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

4
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital2050, SydneyNew South Wales, Australia
The Prince Charles Hospital4032, BrisbaneQueensland, Australia
Alfred Hospital3004, MelbourneVictoria, Australia
Austin Health3084, MelbourneVictoria, Australia

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Sydney

Lead sponsor

Monash University

Collaborator

Lung Foundation Australia

Collaborator

University of Tasmania

Collaborator