Phone app aims to boost Pill-Taking in seniors with fuzzy memory
NCT ID NCT06307574
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app with reminders and education can help older adults (60+) who have mild memory problems stick to their blood pressure medication schedule. One hundred participants will use either the full app with reminders or just the education part for 16 weeks. The goal is to see if the app improves how consistently they take their pills and lowers their blood pressure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age 60+ 2. Community-dwelling older adults 3. Self-reported fluent in English 4. Adequate self-reported visual and hearing ability 5. Self-reported memory, thinking, or concentration challenges 6. Self-manage at least one prescribed antihypertensive medication 7. Have and use a smartphone 8. No self-reported history of major depression or other mental health diagnoses 9. No self-reported diagnosis of dementia or other neurological disorder such as stroke, TBI, and Parkinson's disease 10. TICS-M score between 27-37 and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score between 20-26 11. Willing to participate in the study for at least 4 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of dementia 2. Lives in assisted living facility or skilled nursing facility
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Conditions
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Arizona
RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
RECRUITINGChampaign, Illinois, 61820, United States
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