New digital tool aims to simplify care for seniors with multiple conditions
NCT ID NCT06831994
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a web-based tool called gp-multitool.de that helps general practitioners follow guidelines for older patients with multiple chronic conditions. About 659 patients from GP practices in Germany are taking part. The tool lets patients fill out questionnaires online and helps doctors review medications and document care decisions. The main goal is to see if using the tool reduces hospital stays over a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- gp-multitool.de (digital tool for guideline-based care)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical digital tool to help doctors better manage older patients with multiple health conditions, potentially reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively early-stage study focused on feasibility and implementation, not a direct treatment. The tool may not significantly change outcomes in real-world 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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659 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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65 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: * participation in a disease management program (DMP); in Germany, DMPs have been implemented in outpatient care for asthma, breast neoplasms, coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 1, diabetes mellitus type 2, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity, heart failure, chronic low back pain, depression, osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis * at least two of the following coexisting conditions: Hypertension, Lipid metabolism disorders, Chronic low back pain, Severe vision reduction, Joint arthrosis, Diabetes mellitus, Chronic ischemic heart disease, Thyroid dysfunction, Cardiac arrhythmias, Obesity, Hyperuricemia/Gout, Prostatic hyperplasia, Lower limb varicosis, Liver diseases, Depression, Asthma/Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Gynaecological problems, Atherosclerosis/Peripheral arterial occlusive disease, Osteoporosis, Renal insufficiency, Cerebral ischemia/Chronic stroke, Cardiac insufficiency, Severe hearing loss, Chronic cholecystitis/Gallstones, Somatoform disorders, Hemorrhoids, Intestinal diverticulosis, Rheumatoid arthritis/Chronic polyarthritis, Cardiac valve disorders, Neuropathies, Dizziness, Dementias, Urinary incontinence, Urinary tract calculi, Anemias, Anxiety, Psoriasis, Migraine/chronic headache, Parkinson's disease, Cancers, Allergies, Chronic gastritis/Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Sexual dysfunction, Insomnia, Tobacco abuse, Hypotension Exclusion Criteria: * no capacity to consent * functional limitations precluding participation in the intervention (eg, loss of vision) * functional limitations precluding participation in telephone interviews (eg, loss of hearing) * limited German language skills precluding participation in telephone interviews * participation in other trials during the observation time of the evaluation study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
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