Snap your stitches: new app lets docs check wounds from home
NCT ID NCT07391735
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called MyHealthPal that lets patients take and upload photos of their surgical wounds after surgery. An AI program and a healthcare provider review the images to predict infection risk. About 150 adults having certain surgeries will either use the app or receive standard care. The goal is to see if the app can reliably monitor healing and catch infections early without extra clinic visits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MyHealthPal smartphone app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could help doctors spot wound infections earlier and reduce the need for in-person visits after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 150 participants. The app's accuracy and patient compliance are still being tested, so it may not work for everyone.
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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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Brigham and Women's Pain Management Center - 850 Boylston St
RECRUITINGChestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 02467, United States