Can a smartphone app keep heart disease at bay for desk workers?
NCT ID NCT06981247
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a mobile app called m-LIfE designed to help sedentary bank employees in Pakistan become more active and eat better. Over 12 weeks, participants will receive daily reminders, tips, and tracking tools. The goal is to see if the app is practical and can encourage healthier habits to prevent heart disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile app (m-LIfE) delivering lifestyle education, reminders, and tracking
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way to help office workers reduce heart disease risk through better activity and diet.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (84 people) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The app may not lead to lasting behavior change, and results may not apply to other populations.
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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 84 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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20 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: • At least 6 months of job experience in any bank Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed case of myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral arterial diseases * Pregnant women * Individuals with acute illnesses that limit physical activity
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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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Aga Khan University
RECRUITINGKarachi, Sindh, 74800, Pakistan
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