Can an app beat fatigue in scleroderma? small study tests feasibility

NCT ID NCT07402863

First seen Feb 12, 2026 · Last updated Jun 20, 2026 · Updated 18 times

Summary

This study tested a smartphone app called RENEW designed to help people with scleroderma manage fatigue and build resilience. Over 12 weeks, 43 participants used the app to set and track weekly healthy goals. The main goal was to see if people would actually use the app and complete the study, not to measure health improvements.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

What this could mean

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

Active substance

RENEW app (self-guided resilience-building energy management program)

What this could lead to

If successful, this app could offer a simple, at-home way for people with scleroderma to manage fatigue and improve their quality of life.

What could go wrong

This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 43 participants. It focuses on whether people will use the app, not on whether it actually reduces fatigue. Results may not apply to everyone with scleroderma.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

systemic sclerosis

As listed by the trial registrant

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