A randomised controlled study to explore the safety and clinical efficacy of the mySmartCOPD treatment realignment algorithm using data from a digital self-management application for patients with COPD.
Although COPD cannot be cured, optimal management provides symptom control, slows progression of the disease, and may improve the quality of life. Management of COPD becomes suboptimal when physicians fail to prescribe appropriate inhaled therapies, due to poor adherence to evidence-based guidelines and underdiagnosis, or when patients fail to adhere to prescribed treatment regimens.
my mhealth have developed a digital treatment application (app) to assist patients with understanding their level of symptom burden according to CAT result and their exacerbation risk. The app then analyses current patient prescribed inhaled medication against those recommended by the GOLD 2023 report and informs or guides the patient via the app as to whether their medication needs to be changed by their healthcare provider. This trial will explore whether the introduction of the digital treatment guidance to the myCOPD app can be used as a safe, effective and acceptable tool to assist patients to achieve optimal, guideline based inhaled therapy and therefore provide greater symptom control and?lowered exacerbation risk for COPD patients using the app. Participants will be randomised to the trial app, where they will receive the guidance (intervention) or to receive the app without the guidance (control).
This study is an open-label randomised control trial with inbuilt pilot phase qualitative sub-study:
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Patients diagnosed with COPD who use the myCOPD app through a prescription from their healthcare provider.
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Funded by NIHR: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR AI_AWARD02200)
Senior Trial Manager
Wendy O’Brien
Trial Manager
Sinead Helyar
Data Manager
Rob Waugh
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Email: mysmartcopd@soton.ac.uk
Phone: 02380 599194
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Email: ctu@soton.ac.uk
Phone: 023 8120 5154
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The mySmartCOPD study will recruit patients who are already registered and use the myCOPD app. You can be registered to use the myCOPD app only by prescription by your healthcare provider.
If you are a current user of the myCOPD app and would like to register your interest in the mySmartCOPD study, please read the below Patient Information Sheet:
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, globally important condition that affects the lives of millions of patients worldwide. It is caused by lung damage from smoking and other harmful substances in the air. This damage worsens over time and leads to problems such as coughing, wheezing and fatigue, which can affect the quality of life, the ability to exercise and the overall health of people with COPD.
COPD cannot be cured, but it can be managed. This means that with the right medication, people with COPD can control their symptoms and slow down the progression of the disease. This is why it is important for doctors to regularly review patients’ symptoms and prescribe the most appropriate medication to improve patients’ quality of life.
We want to investigate a new COPD medication management system, called mySmartCOPD, to see how it can help doctors prescribe the best available medication for patients and how this can improve the lives of people with COPD. mySmartCOPD is an addition to the existing COPD management app, myCOPD.
We are looking for COPD patients who are registered on the myCOPD app. The mySmartCOPD system is an addition to this app.
To learn more about the current myCOPD app without the mySmartCOPD system, please visit the my mhealth application website.
If you take part, you will be randomly put into one of two groups. One group will use trial app with the digital treatment guidance (intervention) added, and the other group will use the trial app which will not have the digital treatment guidance (control). Participants will be asked to continue to use the the myCOPD app as usual.
You will be asked to enter your daily COPD symptom scores, update your medication if it changes and fill out some monthly questionnaires to measure how you are feeling.
If you are randomised to the intervention arm where you will receive the guidance, the system will check the data you enter and alert you if your medication is not the best for managing your symptoms. You can also get support to arrange a medication review appointment with your healthcare professional and discuss whether you should change your medication.
You may be asked to share your feedback on using the system after the study, so the team can improve it for future users.
Benefits may include an improvement in your COPD symptoms or a reduction in unnecessary side effects by being on the correct medication for you. Your participation will also help us understand how to better treat COPD patients in the future.
Risks may include effects associated with changing medication and the need to fill out study questionnaires which you would not normally do if you were not on the study.
If you are already a user of the myCOPD app and are interested in the study, please read the Patient Information Sheet: