Can a phone app help ICU patients recover faster?
NCT ID NCT07489092
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app called Tuntun Rehabilitation Assistant to help people who have been in the intensive care unit (ICU) regain strength and mobility. About 70 adults from two hospitals in South Korea will use the app for daily 30-minute rehab sessions. Researchers will measure muscle strength, walking ability, thinking skills, and quality of life to see if the app is helpful and easy to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tuntun Rehabilitation Assistant (smartphone-based digital rehabilitation platform)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a convenient, home-based way for ICU survivors to regain strength and independence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply widely. The platform requires a smartphone and ability to use it, which may limit who can benefit.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- 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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19 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: * Age 19 years or older. * Admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for more than 48 hours. * Hospitalization at Asan Medical Center or Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. * Discharge from the ICU at the time of enrollment. * Ownership of a smartphone and ability to operate a digital rehabilitation platform. * Ability to understand the study procedures and provide voluntary written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Medical conditions that contraindicate participation in rehabilitation exercise, as determined by the attending physician. * Severe cognitive impairment or communication difficulties that interfere with understanding or following study instructions. * Unstable medical conditions requiring ongoing intensive medical treatment. * Inability to use a smartphone or digital platform independently. * Refusal to participate or withdrawal of informed consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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