Can a smartphone game help COPD patients breathe easier?
NCT ID NCT07469904
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a pharmacist-led mobile game can improve health in adults aged 50 and older with COPD. 126 participants will either receive usual care or use the game at home for 2 weeks with pharmacist guidance. The goal is to see if the game helps with symptoms, inhaler use, and medication adherence.
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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 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
- Ages
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50 to 85 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults aged 50 years and older * Diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and clinically stable at the time of enrollment * Receiving inhalation therapy * Able to use or access a smartphone * Able to communicate in Bahasa Indonesia * Willing to participate and provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Other respiratory diseases (active tuberculosis, lung cancer, asthma, and pneumonia) * Serious comorbidities (renal insufficiency and cardiac failure, terminal illness, life expectancy \<6 m) * mental disorders or cognitive dysfunction * auditory, visual, or verbal inability * participation in other intervention studies
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gotong Royong Hospital Surabaya
Surabaya, East Java, 60119, Indonesia
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