Can a smartphone app bridge the lupus care gap for women of color?
NCT ID NCT06217107
First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a culturally tailored coaching program delivered through the Health360x app can help women of color with lupus or lupus nephritis better manage their disease. The app provides educational micro-learning modules, push notifications, and tools to track health metrics like blood pressure and diet. Researchers aim to see if this approach improves engagement, goal attainment, and health outcomes compared to standard care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a culturally tailored coaching program delivered via the Health360x app, including micro-learning content and push notifications
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a scalable, low-cost way to improve disease management and reduce health disparities in lupus and lupus nephritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage behavioral study without a control group, so results may not be generalizable. Success depends on sustained user engagement.
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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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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study 3. females ; Age over 18yo 4. Self-reported diagnosis of Lupus or Lupus Nephritis, or documented diagnosis of Lupus or Lupus Nephritis 5. Willingness to adhere to the study intervention regimen 6. Access to necessary resources for participating in a technology-based intervention (i.e., computer, smart-phone, internet access) 7. Not currently practicing self-management behaviors and have not participated in a class or program on self-management behavior within the last 12 months Adult women with lupus and lupus nephritis will be enrolled in the study. Eligibility: Adult women with lupus and lupus nephritis who are able to consent and participate in self-management support training. Access to the internet is required for this intervention. Ability to read English is required because all the materials are currently in English. Coaches must meet all of the following criteria: 1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent form 2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for duration of study 3. Women of color with lupus or lupus nephritis with desire to help others 4. Ability to communicate in English 5. Secure access to Internet 6. Private space for conducting participant visits 7. Ability to use internet-based platform Exclusion Criteria: -Potential participants and coaches who are unable to speak or read English, access the internet, or complete data collection activities will be ineligible for participation.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Morehouse School of Medicine
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30310, United States
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