New app aims to ease daily struggles for kidney dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT07211100
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a mobile app designed for people on hemodialysis. The app helps with medication, diet, fluid limits, and symptom tracking. 72 adults will be split into two groups: one uses the app, the other gets standard care. Researchers will check if the app improves treatment adherence and reduces symptoms like fatigue and itching over two months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile health application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could help hemodialysis patients better manage their diet, fluids, and symptoms, improving daily life and treatment adherence.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 72 people over 2 months. The app may not show clear benefits, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
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- 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 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). * Receiving maintenance hemodialysis treatment for at least 3 months. * Able to use a smartphone and willing to install the mobile health application. * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study and providing written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with cognitive impairment, severe psychiatric disorders, or communication barriers that may interfere with participation. * Patients with visual or hearing impairments that prevent the use of the mobile application. * Patients who have undergone kidney transplantation or are scheduled for transplantation within the study period. * Patients with serious comorbid conditions requiring hospitalization (e.g., advanced cancer, severe heart failure). * Participation in another interventional clinical trial within the past 3 months.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gumushane State Hospital
Gümüşhane, Turkey (Türkiye)
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