None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
People receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) are expected to record considerable clinical and dialysis-related information at home. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and clinical outcomes of a novel smartphone application (App), PD-Buddy, developed to facilitate timely and accurate PD data collection and sharing with the PD healthcare team.
Interventions
Use of a mobile application - PD BUDDY - by
1. Patients - to record patient level observations at daily intervals (including weight, blood pressure, oedema) symptoms (including shortness of breath, exercise tolerance), and therapy level covariates (type of peritoneal dialysis fluid, number of exchanges, and ultrafiltration). Access for duration of study - 6 months. Enrolled participants are provisioned by an admin and download the app from their respective app store.
2. Clinicians - to monito
Use of a mobile application - PD BUDDY - by 1. Patients - to record patient level observations at daily intervals (including weight, blood pressure, oedema) symptoms (including shortness of breath, exercise tolerance), and therapy level covariates (type of peritoneal dialysis fluid, number of exchanges, and ultrafiltration). Access for duration of study - 6 months. Enrolled participants are provisioned by an admin and download the app from their respective app store. 2. Clinicians - to monitor patient observations, symptoms and therapy via a web portal remotely thrice weekly. No application specific alerts.
Sponsors
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Adults with kidney failure who were receiving PD or commenced PD at Princess Alexandra Hospital between 1 January 2022 and 31 August 2023. Patients must own a mobile device, Patients need to be proficient in English (patient and/or carer), Patient's need to comply with the study's technological requirements.
Exclusion criteria
None
Outcome results
None listed