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Your facebook posts might reveal your heart health risk

NCT ID NCT04574882

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study looked at whether digital data like social media posts and online searches can help predict heart disease risk and healthcare use. Researchers analyzed language from Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms from 781 adults aged 30-74. The goal was to find patterns in language that might be linked to heart disease, not to test any treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to new ways to identify people at risk for heart disease using their online activity.
What could go wrong
This was an observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not translate into practical tools or apply to everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

781 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2020

Finished

Jun 2025

Lead sponsor

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

We will identify patients ages 30-74 with and without CHD (ICD 9:414.0, ICD 10: I63, I20-I25)

Ages

30 to 74 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * 30 - 74 years of age * Willing to sign informed consent * Primarily English speaking (for language analysis) * Has an account on any of the following digital data platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Reddit, Google (gmail), or smartphone or wearable device such as Apple Health, Fitbit, Samsung Health, MapMyFitness or Garmin) and willing to share data * If has social media account, Instagram or Facebook, willing to share historical and prospective data (60 days) If has Google (gmail) account, willing to download and share google takeout zip file * If has smartphone or wearable device, willing to share step data * Willing to share access to medical health records * Willing to share healthcare insurance information Exclusion Criteria: * Patient does not meet age inclusion criteria above * Does not use and post on digital data sources we are studying or unwilling to donate data * Patient is in severe distress, e.g. respiratory, physical, or emotional distress * Patient is intoxicated, unconscious, or unable to appropriately respond to questions

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiovascular disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Cardiovascular diseases

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19101, United States

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