AI-Powered health coach in your pocket: could this app prevent disease?
NCT ID NCT07612852
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a digital platform called DELPHI that uses a wearable fitness tracker and smartphone app to give personalized lifestyle tips on exercise, sleep, diet, and stress. Researchers will enroll 200 healthy adults in southern Italy and randomly assign them to use either the full platform with AI recommendations or a basic version that only tracks data. The goal is to see if the platform is easy to use and acceptable, and whether it might help improve quality of life and reduce risk factors for chronic diseases.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- DELPHI Personalized Digital Prevention Platform (digital platform with wearable sensors and AI recommendations)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a scalable, personalized digital tool to help healthy adults adopt and maintain healthier lifestyles, potentially reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot study with only 200 participants, focused on feasibility and usability, not on proving health outcomes. The results may not generalize to other populations or settings.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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18 to 65 years
- 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: * Apparent good general health status, confirmed by medical history and initial self-assessment. * Ability to understand the study information and provide informed consent. * Availability and motivation to participate for the entire duration of the study (12 months). * Access to a smartphone compatible with the DELPHI application. * Willingness to wear the wearable devices for continuous monitoring of physiological parameters. * Basic familiarity with mobile applications or willingness to receive training on their use. * Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe chronic diseases in active phase (e.g., oncological, cardiovascular, or neurological diseases). * Acute or unstable conditions that could compromise participation in the protocol. * Current pregnancy. * Diagnosed major cognitive or psychiatric disorders that hinder understanding of or adherence to the protocol. * Current use of medications that significantly affect the parameters being monitored (e.g., psychotropic drugs, beta-blockers). * Simultaneous participation in other clinical studies. * Logistical difficulties that prevent frequent interaction with the platform (e.g., lack of connection, unwillingness to attend periodic follow-ups).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB)-National Reasearch Council (CNR)
RECRUITINGMessina, 98164, Italy
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