NCT07269262

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

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Application "SUPPORT-T" to Increase Equitable Access to Palliative Care in Patients With Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) and Their Caregivers

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 170 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

• Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Interstitial Lung Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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)

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-13
• Primary completion: 2026-09-01
• Completion: 2027-10-01
• First posted: 2025-12-08
• Last updated: 2026-02-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States