AI platform aims to help disabled adults manage chronic diseases
NCT ID NCT05481593
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new AI-assisted telehealth program designed to help adults with physical disabilities manage chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and lung disease. Researchers wanted to see if the platform could improve quality of life, physical activity, and medication adherence. The study involved 212 participants and focused on making the technology accessible and family-friendly.
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Study facts
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- 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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212 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * Diagnosis of heart disease, chronic lung disease, or Type 2 diabetes * Living with a permanent physical disability (i.e., spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, stroke,) * Have the ability to converse in and read English * Availability of a smartphone or computer Exclusion Criteria: * Current enrollment in any structured intervention * Severe cognitive impairment * Severe untreated depression in the past 6 months * Major cardiac event in the past 12 months * Uncontrolled blood pressure * Resting tachycardia * Renal failure * Severe peripheral neuropathy * Active treatment for cancer in the past 12 months * Having both visual and hearing impairments (either of them is fine)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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