Can a smartphone app help kidney transplant patients stay healthy?
NCT ID NCT06023615
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a smartphone app that helps kidney transplant patients track their medications, blood pressure, and blood sugar. The goal is to improve health outcomes, especially for African American patients who often have worse results after a transplant. The study includes 190 adults who are at least two years post-transplant.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mHealth app/dashboard (smartphone app for medication tracking and remote monitoring)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could help kidney transplant patients, especially African Americans, better manage their health and reduce the risk of organ rejection.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study (190 people) testing a behavioral tool, not a drug. The app may not work for everyone, and results may not apply to all transplant patients.
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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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190 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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 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: * ≥18 years of age * ≥2 years post-kidney transplant Exclusion Criteria: * Non-kidney transplant recipient (liver, lung, heart, intestine, pancreas, bone marrow) * Not capable of measuring own BP and glucose in those with diabetes * Not capable of using mobile health application after adequate training * Not capable of speaking, hearing, and reading English
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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