Can a smartphone app help COPD patients breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT06077994
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding a digital remote monitoring system to a standard pulmonary rehabilitation program helps people with COPD. 78 participants either received the enhanced program with daily vital sign tracking or the standard program alone. The main goal was to see if the approach was practical and acceptable, not yet to prove it works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital remote patient monitoring plus enhanced pulmonary rehabilitation
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote monitoring helps people with COPD better manage their condition and improve quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, not a large trial. It may not prove whether the approach truly improves health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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30 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patients must be enrolled into pulmonary rehabilitation at the G.F. MacDonald Centre for Lung Health with a diagnosis of chronic lung disease (COPD confirmed by post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second by forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) ratio of less than 0.7). Patients must be able to read and communicate in English and willing and able to use digital devices. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cognitive impairments who are unable to accurately complete questionnaires will also be excluded. * As part of standard rehabilitation referral procedures, all patients must be ambulatory and not have unstable cardiovascular disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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G. F. MacDonald Centre for Lung Health
Edmonton, Alberta, T5K 0L5, Canada
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