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
Qualifiers
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 design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Albert Health app
Treatment groups
50 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov