Can a digital dispenser solve the pill problem for patients with multiple diseases?
NCT ID NCT07175545
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests Mobili®, a portable digital dispenser that automatically gives the right pills at the right time. Researchers will enroll 96 adults with diabetes or heart disease who take at least two daily medications. Participants use the device for a period, and the study measures how many pills are taken correctly, along with blood sugar and blood pressure levels. The goal is to see if this technology, supported by pharmacists, can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mobili® digital medication dispenser (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical tool to help people with multiple chronic conditions take their medications correctly, reducing complications and hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage crossover trial with only 96 participants. The device requires smartphone use, which may limit who can benefit. Results may not apply to broader 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 96 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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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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: * Aged 18 years and above * Non-institutionalized diabetes and cardiovascular disease patients * At least two medications in the therapeutic regimen * Requiring only regular oral medication that can be dispensed in the eDosette * Able to handle the use of technological devices (i.e. smartphones) Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive impairments preventing independent use of Mobili® * Patients using medicines that do not fit or are incompatible with being dispensed in the eDosette (i.e. some capsules, solutions, insulins or GLP-1 analogues, transdermal patches, eye-drops) * One participant per household
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário de Lisboa
Lisbon, 1749-024, Portugal
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