Albert Health App PEG Study
ConditionFeeding Tube Complication
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust
About this trial
Test an existing digital health app, called Albert Health, designed to support patients with a newly inserted feeding tube to use and manage their tube care, in a feasibility study. The feasibility study will evaluate the acceptability, usability and accessibility of the app in preparation for a randomised controlled trial.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Person ≥18 and/or the carer of a person ≥18 having a PEG tube electively inserted; the participant or their supporting carer must be literate in English.
Written informed consent for study participation obtained from the patient or personal consultee (friend/family), with assent as appropriate by the patient, depending on the level of understanding.
Willingness to comply with all study requirements.
The participant or carer must have access to a smart phone or mobile device (such as a pad).
Disqualifiers
Person being discharged to a nursing home
Both participant and carer are visually impaired.
Patient's whose PEG care will be solely provided by district nurses or professional health care workers
Patient has major surgery scheduled within 7 days of the PEG insertion date
Trial population
All consecutive patients (adults) seen at New Cross Hospital or City Sandwell Hospital undergoing an elective percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy will be approached. Participants may be recruited in the following partnerships: i) Primary app user is patient, who will be self-caring, willing to take part and able to consent ii) Co-primary app - patient and carer, both willing to take part and sharing the tube care and able to consent iii) Primary app user is carer providing most or all tube care, willing to take part, carer consent 1. Patient willing to consent - patient consent 2. Patient unable to consent- consultee consent There is no upper age limit for participation.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Albert Health app
Other interventionTest an existing digital health app, called Albert Health, designed to support patients with a newly inserted feeding tube to use and manage their tube care, in a feasibility study.
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: PEG tube electively inserted1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Evaluate the acceptability of the app intervention to users
Evaluate the acceptability of the app intervention to users ; interviews, MARS day 14 and 28
Time frame
Day 14 and 282
Evaluate the useability and interaction with the app by users
Evaluate the useability and interaction with the app by users ; interviews, internal app measures
Time frame
18 months3
Evaluate the accessibility of the app to users
Evaluate the accessibility of the app to users ; interviews
Time frame
18 months4
Evaluate the accessibility of the app to users
Evaluate the accessibility of the app to users ; satisfaction scores (SUS subcale)
Time frame
18 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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