SUPPORT-T in Patients With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis and Their Caregivers

NCT07269262 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2026-02-02

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Summary

This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and accessibility of SUPPORT-T, a digitally delivered palliative care intervention for patients with Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) and their caregivers. The intervention includes a 9-week digital application guided by a nurse interventionist and quarterly virtual support groups over one year. Participants will be recruited from rural South Carolina and urban New York City. The study compares SUPPORT-T to Enhanced Usual Care and aims to inform a future multi-site trial.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

SUPPORT-T Educational Intervention

SUPPORT-T will be delivered biweekly at TeleHealth Visits 1-4 via a secure interface via MUSC telehealth platform. The nurse interventionist will receive results from the REDCap survey after each TH visit and contact the patient biweekly after each TH visit using the MUSC Telehealth and/or Health platform. The nurse interventionist will be available for any questions and communicate with the participants via bi-directional texts (SC will maintain a log of those texts)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH
  • Medical University of South Carolina

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-13
Primary Completion
2026-09-01
Completion
2027-10-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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