AI app aims to keep heart patients out of the hospital
NCT ID NCT06686056
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced mobile app can help people with coronary heart disease manage their health after leaving the hospital. Over 1,100 participants used the app to track health metrics, receive medication reminders, and get lifestyle tips, while a comparison group received usual care. The main goal was to see if the app helped lower bad cholesterol (LDL-C) within three months, along with improving blood pressure, blood sugar, and medication adherence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-enhanced mobile health app (AIM-CHD)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an effective, scalable way for people with heart disease to manage their condition at home and reduce future heart problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center study with 1100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app's success depends on user engagement and may not work for those less comfortable with technology.
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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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1,100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 85 years
- 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: * CHD patients aged 18-85 years * ability of the patient or close relatives to use smartphones and applications * willingness to participate and sign the informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * severe cognitive impairment * advanced malignant tumors * expected survival of less than 3 months * severe multi-organ failure * refusal to sign the informed consent form
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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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Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100037, China
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