Your phone could soon detect Alzheimer's: new app trial launches

NCT ID NCT06489847

Ongoing Diagnosis Sponsor: Stanford University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

Stanford University is developing a mobile app that uses video of a simple physical test (the Short Physical Performance Battery) to assess physical and cognitive function in older adults. The study will collect video data from 30 healthy volunteers to train the app's AI. The goal is to create an accessible, automated tool that could help detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: SPPB++ mobile application (diagnostic test)
What this could lead to: If successful, this app could provide a simple, objective way to detect early signs of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease using a smartphone.
What could go wrong: This is a very early, small study (30 healthy adults) focused on app development, not testing a treatment. It may not translate to real-world use or benefit patients directly.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease Cognitive Dysfunction

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ALZHEIMER DISEASE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Clinical Excellence Research Center

Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

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