Your step count could reveal hidden health risks
NCT ID NCT05578495
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 700 people with chronic diseases like arthritis, diabetes, or heart disease for 4 years. Participants wear a small movement sensor for 5 days, three times a year, to track their physical activity and sedentary time. Researchers want to see if a person's unique movement pattern—called a 'digital signature'—can predict whether they will develop additional chronic conditions. The goal is to find early warning signs so doctors can intervene sooner.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- accelerometer-based activity monitoring
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify patients at risk of developing additional chronic diseases earlier, allowing for preventive steps.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may find no clear link, or the results might not apply to all patients with chronic diseases.
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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 700 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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 90 years
- 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: * Patient follow-up at CHU Clermont-Ferrand for a chronic disease in one of the following observational cohorts: * Inflammatory rheumatic disease(rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis) included in the RCVRIC cohort (CPP Sud-Est VI N° ID-RCB- A01847-40) * Pre-surgical knee and hip osteoarthritis (Evalmob) (ID-RCB N° 2019- A01017-50) * Major depressive disorder included in the FACE-DR cohort (CNIL agreement: DR- 2015-673) and Bipolar disorder included in the FACE-BD cohort (CPP Ile de France IX; January 18, 2010) of the Adult Psychiatry Department B * Type 2 diabetes included in the cohort of the sport medicine service "Rehabilitation T2" (CNIL agreement 0164) * Obesity included in the "Obesity" sports medicine service cohort (CNIL agreement 0164) * COPD included in the "COPD Rehabilitation" sports medicine service cohort (CNIL agreement 0164) * Chronic pain cohort (eDOL) (CPP West II N° ID-RCB 2020-A02027-32) * Affiliation to a social security system. * Able to provide written informed consent to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to practice physical activity * Pregnant or breastfeeding * Refusal to participate * Minors or adults under the protection of the law or under the protection of justice.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
RECRUITINGClermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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