New app could help your doctor catch memory loss early
NCT ID NCT06928298
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an app designed for primary care doctors to quickly screen older adults for early cognitive decline. The app includes risk questions, a symbol matching task, and voice tasks. Researchers will enroll 100 Spanish-speaking adults aged 60 and older to see if the tool is easy to use and accurate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RACS app (risk assessment questions, symbol matching, voice tasks)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could make it easier for primary care doctors to spot early signs of memory problems in older adults, leading to earlier care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on usability and screening accuracy, not treatment. The app may not work well in all clinics or populations.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
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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60 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: * Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 60 years and older; * Ethnic/racial background consistent with NIH policy * Male or female * Fluent in Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Confounding conditions that could impact ability to participate in the study (e.g., cognitive impairment sufficient to impact ability to follow instructions on the iPad, motor impairment that would prohibit independent use of RACS, poor visual acuity) * Prior diagnosis of dementia * Non-Spanish speaking.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Family Wellness Clinic
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78712, United States
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UT Health San Antonio's Geriatrics and Supportive Care Clinic
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University of Texas Health Austin Primary Care Clinic
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78712, United States
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