Can online doctor training improve life for intestinal failure patients?
NCT ID NCT07094308
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a virtual education program called LIFT-ECHO, where non-specialist doctors learn from experts how to better manage chronic intestinal failure. Researchers will enroll 150 patients and their doctors, tracking quality of life and disease activity over 12 months. The goal is to see if better-trained doctors lead to better patient outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Learn Intestinal Failure Tele-ECHO Program (virtual tele-education for clinicians)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that training non-specialist doctors via video sessions improves quality of life for patients with chronic intestinal failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no direct treatment for patients—it only educates doctors. The effect on patient outcomes may be small or hard to measure.
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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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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5 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * CIF patient participants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered eligible for participation: * Individuals of adult age (18 years or older), including pregnant women or Individuals of age \> 5 years with parental consent and patient assent. * Diagnosis of chronic intestinal failure (ie. on PN \>6 months with no malignancy, no HIV and a malabsorption or post-surgical diagnosis) * Currently receiving PN from a homecare infusion service company * Physician Inclusion Criteria: * Physician participants must meet the following criteria in order to be considered eligible for participation: * Individuals of adult age (18 years or older), including pregnant women * Hold an MD or DO degree * Be a licensed physician prescriber with a homecare infusion service company Exclusion Criteria: * Participants meeting one or more of the following criteria will be excluded from participation: * Adults unable to consent (individuals with impaired decision-making capacity) * Prisoners * Children \> 5 years who dissent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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London School of Economics and Political Science
London, WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom
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New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM)
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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