AI app aims to empower kidney dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT07300761
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app with artificial intelligence can help people on hemodialysis take better care of themselves. The app provides education on diet, fluid intake, and fistula care, and sends reminders. 76 patients will be randomly assigned to use the app or receive standard care for six weeks, and researchers will measure changes in self-care behaviors and blood test results.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-supported mobile education application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give hemodialysis patients a practical tool to better manage their own care, potentially reducing complications and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (76 people) testing a behavioral app, not a drug. The results may not be generalizable, and the app's impact on health outcomes is uncertain.
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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 76 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 to 65 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: Must be 18 years of age or older. Must have an Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF). Must not have a communication-hindering problem. Must be receiving outpatient Hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Must have been receiving HD treatment for longer than 6 months. Must own a smartphone and have internet access. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who do not agree to participate in the research. Patients who have been diagnosed with advanced cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular insufficiency. Patients who do not complete the mobile education application
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