App reminders could ease fatigue for thyroid patients
NCT ID NCT07636681
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app and text reminders can help people with hypothyroidism take their thyroid medication more regularly. The goal is to see if better medication adherence reduces fatigue, helps with weight management, and improves thyroid hormone levels. The trial will involve 80 adults with hypothyroidism who currently have poor medication habits and significant fatigue.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- medication adherence-based digital intervention (smartphone app and WhatsApp reminders)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help people with hypothyroidism better manage their condition and feel less tired.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 80 participants, and the benefit may depend on how consistently people use the app. It does not test a new drug, so any improvements are likely modest.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 60 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: * Adults (≥18 years) with primary hypothyroidism. * On stable levothyroxine therapy for at least 3 months. * Able to read, understand study instructions * capable of using basic mobile applications * poor medication adherence, clinically significant fatigue, documented weight fluctuations and abnormal thyroid hormone Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary hypothyroidism or recent thyroidectomy/radioactive iodine therapy. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding woman. * Severe psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment * significant visual or hearing deficits * Serious comorbidities affecting medication adherence (e.g., chronic disease, renal, or hepatic disease). * take dietary supplements or medications that interfere with levothyroxine absorption.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq
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