Can a smartphone app prevent kidney stones from coming back?
NCT ID NCT05389982
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using a mobile health platform, alone or with regular doctor visits, helps kidney stone patients follow treatment guidelines and improve their quality of life. Researchers planned to enroll 75 adults who have had kidney stones. The study was terminated early, so results are limited.
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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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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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
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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: * over 18 years old * urinary tract stone formers * meet the AUA guideline indication for metabolic stone evaluation and surveillance * willing to pursue treatment recommendations of a metabolic workup Exclusion Criteria: * patients without mobile phone capability to utilize GetWell Loop, * physical or cognitive impairment precluding usage of mobile phone or answering of questionnaires * non-English speaking * inability to consent to the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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