New app aims to keep medically complex kids out of the ER
NCT ID NCT06883045
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a mobile app called MyChildCMC, designed to help parents of children with complex medical conditions spot early warning signs of health problems. The app tracks symptoms and sends alerts to care coordinators. Researchers will compare app users to those receiving usual care over 6 months, then follow both groups for another 6 months to see if benefits last. The goal is to reduce emergency room visits and hospital stays while improving quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MyChildCMC app (a mobile health app for remote symptom monitoring)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could help parents catch early signs of health decline in children with complex medical needs, potentially reducing emergency room visits and hospital stays.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-stage trial with 360 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The app requires daily use and internet access, which may be challenging for some families.
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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 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
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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1 year to 18 years
- 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: * CMC, ages 1-18 years and their parents (or primary caregivers) * CMC (inpatients or outpatients) who receive care at participating sites (comprehensive care clinics for CMC) * Own (or provided) a smartphone or tablet with internet access * Speak English or Spanish. * CMCs are identified using an operational definition, as having: 1) multisystem chronic diseases involving ≥3 organ systems, 2) ≥3 HCPs involved in their care, 3) high fragility or frequent (≥2) or 1 prolonged (\>10 days) hospitalization in the prior year, and/or 4) medical technology dependence. Exclusion Criteria: * Critically ill CMC and infants. * CMC exhibit similar developmental and functional abilities and typically function below expected for a 7-year-old child, allowing inclusion of a wide age range in studies. * Infants were excluded as many CMC \<1 year have prematurity-related conditions that may resolve by age 2. * CMC \>18 years of age were not included as some may transition to adult health care. * Note: No one will be excluded due to lack of smartphone/internet access. We estimated \<10% of families may not have a smartphone/internet, and will provide them low-cost tablets and cellular internet access.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Primary Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGSalt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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