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Use of Digital Health to improve care of hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors

Utilizing the National Digital Health Mission to improve adherence to individualized survivorship care plans for hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors in India

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/08/035686
Enrollment
128
Registered
2021-08-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: D50-D89- Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism Health Condition 2: C81-C96- Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Telemedicine and digital health records: In the intervention arm, the transplant team will additionally communicate with patients via NDHM based telemedicine to ensure adherence to heal

Sponsors

American Society of Hematology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) all adults (Age >= 18 years at the time of transplant), (2) all types of transplant (autologous/ allogeneic, irrespective of graft source or conditioning regimen), (3) survival 100 days after most recent HCT with no evidence of relapse, disease progression on the last follow-up, and (4) consent to be approachedusing the NDHM interface

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria will include (1) patients with non-availability of smart-phone based internet services, (2) evidence of disease relapse or progression

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(1) vaccination initiation at day+180 post HCT, (2) bone-health surveillance [DXA scan] and (3) cardio-metabolic surveillance at day+100 post HCT.Timepoint: [3-9 months after the study intervention]

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To determine (1) Healthcare resource utilization by one-year [scored based on the frequency of contact with a family practitioner, specialist or transplant team visit], (2) Change in HR-QoL at one-year using regional language validated Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Bone Marrow Transplantation [FACT-BMT (12)]and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global Health [PROMIS-GH(13)] questionnaires administered at scheduled in-person visit or telemedicine(14), (3) Document reasons for non-adherence (financial reasons, lack of time, poor understanding of test importance, non-availability of tests/ caregiver, not communicated by the clinician) and time delay (days) in adherence since the recommended time point, (4) Any intervention subsequent to recommended surveillance results (Anti-resorptive therapy, lipid-lowering agents, anti-hypertension drugs, drugs to control blood glucose, thyroid supplements, etc)Timepoint: [from baseline to 9 months after study intervention]

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDEEPESH LAD

PGIMER, Chandigarh

lad.deepesh@pgimer.edu.in9417770112

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026