Trial reportAmerican journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons2017
Long-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating a Mobile Health Intervention for Self-Management in Lung Transplant Recipients.
Trial report in American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00818025 (Phase III Trial of Pocket PATH), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Phase III Trial of Pocket PATH: A Computerized Intervention to Promote Self-Care
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of digital health interventions in the postoperative management of lung transplant recipients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of Digital Health on Patient-Provider Relationships in Respiratory Secondary Care Based on Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- User Engagement With mHealth Interventions to Promote Treatment Adherence and Self-Management in People With Chronic Health Conditions: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Readiness for implementation of novel digital health interventions for postoperative monitoring: a systematic review and clinical innovation network analysis.The Lancet. Digital health · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for increasing immunosuppressant medication adherence in solid organ transplant recipients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Mobile Health Interventions and RCTs: Structured Taxonomy and Research Framework.Journal of medical systems · 2022Pooled it
- Pragmatic solutions to enhance self-management skills in solid organ transplant patients: systematic review and thematic analysis.BMC primary care · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy of Adherence-Enhancing Interventions for Immunosuppressive Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of immunosuppressant adherence interventions in transplant recipients: Decoding the streetlight effect.Pediatric transplantation · 2018Pooled it
- Impact of a Mobile Health Intervention on Long-term Nonadherence After Lung Transplantation: Follow-up After a Randomized Controlled Trial.Transplantation · 2020Trial
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- Implementation of Spirometry Telemonitoring Programme in Lung Transplant Recipients: A Retrospective, Controlled Analysis of Clinical Outcomes.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Transforming lung transplantation with artificial intelligence: a narrative review from organ allocation to post-transplant management.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Review
- Post-lung transplant surveillance in 2026: current practice, variability, and the need for standardization.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Review
- Association Factors of Self-Management Behaviour Among Lung Transplant Recipients Based on Health Belief Model: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Multimodal Remote Home Monitoring of Lung Transplant Recipients during COVID-19 Vaccinations: Usability Pilot Study of the COVIDA Desk Incorporating Wearable Devices.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Observational
- Evaluation of m-Health-rehabilitation for respiratory disorders: A systematic review.Health science reports · 2022Article
- Review and Evaluation of mHealth Apps in Solid Organ Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future.Transplantation direct · 2022Review
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Abstract
Mobile health interventions may help transplant recipients follow their complex medical regimens. Pocket Personal Assistant for Tracking Health (Pocket PATH) is one such intervention tailored for lung transplant recipients. A randomized controlled trial showed Pocket PATH's superiority to usual care for promoting the self-management behaviors of adherence, self-monitoring and communication with clinicians during posttransplant year 1. Its long-term impact was unknown. In this study, we examined associations between Pocket PATH exposure during year 1 and longer term clinical outcomes-mortality and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS)-among 182 recipients who survived the original trial. Cox regression assessed whether (a) original group assignment and (b) performance of self-management behaviors during year 1 predicted time to outcomes. Median follow-up was 5.7 years after transplant (range 4.2-7.2 years). Pocket PATH exposure had no direct effect on outcomes (p-values >0.05). Self-monitoring was associated with reduced mortality risk (hazard ratio [HR] 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.22-0.91; p = 0.027), and reporting abnormal health indicators to clinicians was associated with reduced risks of mortality (HR 0.15; 95% CI 0.04-0.65; p = 0.011) and BOS (HR 0.27; 95% CI 0.08-0.86; p = 0.026), regardless of intervention group assignment. Although Pocket PATH did not have a direct impact on long-term outcomes, early improvements in self-management facilitated by Pocket PATH may be associated with long-term clinical benefit.
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