Your phone could soon detect Alzheimer's: new app trial launches
NCT ID NCT06489847
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Stanford University is developing a mobile app that uses video of a simple physical test (the Short Physical Performance Battery) to assess physical and cognitive function in older adults. The study will collect video data from 30 healthy volunteers to train the app's AI. The goal is to create an accessible, automated tool that could help detect early signs of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SPPB++ mobile application (diagnostic test)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could provide a simple, objective way to detect early signs of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease using a smartphone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (30 healthy adults) focused on app development, not testing a treatment. It may not translate to real-world use or benefit patients directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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.
Who is studied
Healthy Adults
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Adult (18+) * proficient in English * consider themselves healthy * Ability to participate in a meeting for consenting and video data collection on Stanford campus Exclusion Criteria: * We will exclude participant that do not consent to video data collection * Under the age of 18 * limited physical mobility. We have no exclusions on the basis of gender or ethnic background.
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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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Clinical Excellence Research Center
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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