Can your phone help your heart? new study tests apps and texts for heart failure

NCT ID NCT06205225

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study is testing whether using mobile health apps and receiving tailored text messages can help people with chronic heart failure take better care of themselves and avoid hospital stays. Researchers will enroll 360 adults with Stage C heart failure and randomly assign them to use apps, receive texts, both, or standard care. The goal is to see if these digital tools improve self-care and reduce days lost to heart-related hospitalizations or death.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: mobile health apps and tailored text messages
What this could lead to: If successful, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way for heart failure patients to better manage their condition at home and reduce hospital visits.
What could go wrong: This is a behavioral intervention study, not a drug trial, so benefits may be modest. Results depend on patient engagement and may not apply to everyone with heart failure.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congestive heart failure heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

HEART FAILURE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
RECRUITING

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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