Lung transplant patients may skip some clinic visits with new app
NCT ID NCT05916495
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether remote monitoring using an app and a home lung function device could safely replace some routine hospital check-ups for lung transplant patients. 76 patients were split into two groups: one received standard in-person care, the other used the app and home tests. The goal was to see if remote care could reduce the number of clinic visits without compromising safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- remote monitoring via app and home spirometry
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could allow some lung transplant patients to have fewer hospital visits while still catching complications early.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, completed study with 76 patients, so results may not apply to everyone. Remote monitoring might miss some problems that in-person checks would catch.
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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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76 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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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18 to 90 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: * Looked after by a clinical care team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust * Given consent * Have received a lung transplant Exclusion Criteria: * Consent not given * Not able to operate the remote monitoring platform
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, United Kingdom
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