Phone app aims to help hearts stay in rhythm
NCT ID NCT06933615
First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers at Ege University are testing a mobile phone program called m-BAFY that helps people with atrial fibrillation manage their condition at home. The app lets patients record symptoms and vital signs, sends personalized feedback, and provides guideline-based information on managing the disease. The study compares 90 patients who use the app for three months with those who receive standard care, looking at symptom severity, medication compliance, self-care ability, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a mobile app program for managing atrial fibrillation at home
- What this could lead to
- If the app helps, it could give people with atrial fibrillation a simple phone-based tool to track symptoms, stick to medication, and manage daily care between clinic visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small study of 90 people in one country, so the results may not apply broadly. An app can only help if people use it regularly, and some may find it hard to keep up with daily entries.
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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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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May 2025
- 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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18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18 years old and above * Having an AF diagnosis * Being literate * Being able to understand and speak Turkish * Being able to use a smartphone * Being willing to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Hearing and speech problems * Cardiac surgery \< 3 months before the interview date * Presence of psychiatric disease * No data entry for at least 2 weeks
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ege University
Izmir, Bornova, 35030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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