Can a digital hub keep mentally ill patients healthy at home?
NCT ID NCT05160701
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a telehealth system called Medherent for people with serious mental illness living in the community. The system dispenses medication, monitors health data like blood pressure and blood sugar, and allows virtual doctor visits. Researchers will track whether this approach reduces hospital visits and improves health outcomes in 300 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Medherent telehealth platform with Bluetooth devices and virtual visits
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a practical way to improve medication adherence and health outcomes for people with serious mental illness living in the community.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with 300 participants, and results may not apply broadly. The intervention relies on technology access and user engagement, which could limit effectiveness.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 88 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: * Serious Mental Illness Diagnosis * Prescribed psychiatric medications * 18 to 80 years old * Receives services by a participating community mental health agency at time of enrollment * Be unable to consent to the study as assessed by the consent questionnaire. * Sample 1: Current Users of Medherent or * Sample 2: Willing or able to authorize to have the Medherent device in your residence Exclusion Criteria: • Unable to have the Medherent device in residence
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 20201, United States
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