Can an iPad app help parents grasp kidney injury?

NCT ID NCT04403633

First seen Jan 10, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 22 times

Summary

This study tests an interactive iPad tool to teach families about acute kidney injury (AKI) in children. Researchers will measure whether the tool improves understanding by comparing test scores before and one month after use. The study involves 25 hospitalized children aged 1 to 18 with AKI.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Duke University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

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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 educational tool (iPad-based)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a simple way to help families better understand and manage acute kidney injury in children.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early study (25 participants) testing only knowledge improvement, not health outcomes. It may not lead to any change in actual patient health.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute kidney injury

As listed by the trial registrant

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