Using a mobile app to support patients with a feeding tube
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests a mobile app (called the Albert Health App) that helps patients and their carers manage care after getting a feeding tube (PEG tube). The app may provide instructions and support, making it easier to care for the tube at home.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You or the person you care for must be 18 or older and able to read English.
- You or your carer will need a smartphone or tablet (like an iPad) to use the app.
- The study is for people who are going home or to a rehab facility — not to a nursing home.
- You or the person you care for cannot have major surgery planned within 7 days of the tube insertion.
- If you are a carer, you must be willing to use the app and share information about the person you support.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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