App-based program aims to slow kidney disease with lifestyle support
NCT ID NCT06756113
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a digital program called DDEP, delivered through the LINE messaging app, to help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and their care partners make healthy lifestyle changes. Over six months, 208 participants either received the DDEP plus usual care or usual care alone. The goal was to see if the program could protect kidney function and support healthier daily habits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Digital Dyadic Empowerment Program (DDEP) via LINE app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could offer a simple, scalable way to help CKD patients and their care partners adopt healthier habits and slow kidney decline.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial with 208 participants, but it's a behavioral intervention—results may vary by culture or tech access, and it doesn't test a drug or cure.
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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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208 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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20 years and older
- 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: 1. The patient has a diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease for at least six months; 2. The patient can identify a helpful significant other, and both parties are willing to participate; 3. The patient can communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The significant other is a healthcare provider; 2. The patient or the significant other has a mental illness diagnosis; 3. The patient is currently receiving renal replacement therapies; 4. Neither the patient nor the significant other uses a smartphone or the LINE messaging app.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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