Ding 2019.

Study name	Evaluation of an innovative mobile health program for the self‐management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (MH‐COPD)
Methods	Prospective open RCT with 3 and 6 months ' follow‐up Aim: to examine whether an innovative mobile health (mHealth)‐enabled care programme (MH‐COPD) will improve patient self‐management and relevant health outcomes
Participants	Patients with diagnosed COPD with chronic airflow limitation that is not fully reversible (post ‐ bronchodilator FEV ₁/ FVC < 70%, FEV ₁ < 80% predicted) and current o r former smokers (> 10 pack‐years)
Interventions	Innovative mHealth programme for COPD specifically designed to integrate an mHealth system within an existing COPD care service to deliver all core components advocated by evidence‐based clinical guidelines in Australia. The MH‐COPD programme includes health education, symptom monitoring, an electronic CIPD action plan, physical activity, and smoking cessation support i n cluding automatically generated motivational messages and inhaler technique. All data entries of participants recorded via the app, such as symptoms, action plan, and cigarettes, will be automatically uploaded to the online portal, accessible to research staff to mon i t or patient adherence
Outcomes	CAT, SGRQ, mMRC, test of adherence to inhalers, smoking cessation, Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, exacerbation rate, healthcare utilisation (hospital re ‐ admission s as ED visits)
Starting date	Starting date: June 2019; an t icipated end date: December 2021
Contact information	Dr. Hang Ding; hang.ding@csiro.au
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