App-Based learning may cut heart risk after attack

NCT ID NCT06548555

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether long-term digital education, like online lessons or app-based guidance, helps people who had a heart attack lower their LDL (bad) cholesterol more than standard care. Researchers followed 121 patients in the Czech Republic for 12 months. The goal was to see if digital tools improve cholesterol control and could be used broadly in heart disease prevention.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that digital education helps heart attack patients better manage cholesterol, leading to wider use of such programs.
What could go wrong: This was a small, completed study in one country, so results may not apply everywhere. It only measured cholesterol, not heart attacks or survival.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

myocardial infarction

As listed by the trial registrant

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

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Novartis Investigative Site

Brno-Bohunice, 625 00, Czechia
Novartis Investigative Site

České Budějovice, 370 01, Czechia
Novartis Investigative Site

Ostrava Poruba, 708 52, Czechia
Novartis Investigative Site

Prague, 12808, Czechia
Novartis Investigative Site

Prague, 150 30, Czechia

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