New app aims to prevent medication mishaps during flu season
NCT ID NCT06433414
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a mobile app called PAUSE that helps people with chronic conditions like diabetes or heart disease know which medications to pause when they get sick. About 320 patients from 16 pharmacies in Alberta will use the app or receive standard guidance. The goal is to see if the app is usable and helps prevent serious side effects like low blood sugar or kidney injury.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PAUSE App (mobile application for sick day medication guidance)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could help patients avoid dangerous medication side effects like low blood sugar or kidney injury during illnesses like the flu.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The app may not improve outcomes or be adopted widely.
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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 320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 99 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: * ≥18 years of age and able to provide informed consent * be able to communicate (read, write, and speak) in English * have access to a smartphone/tablet with an Internet connection * be willing and able to download and use the PC Health app for the duration of the study * currently be taking 2 or more medications from the following classes: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) antagonists, diuretics, oral NSAIDs, metformin, or 1 or more medications from the following classes: insulin, sulfonylureas, meglitinides, SGLT2 inhibitors. Exclusion Criteria: * fail to meet the inclusion criteria * have kidney failure requiring maintenance dialysis * have had an organ transplant * are pregnant * receive qualifying medications in a blister pack or sachet * do not primarily manage their own medications and condition (i.e., receive home care, in a rehabilitation or medical respite facility) * cannot use the PC Health app independently * previously participated in studies that led to the development of the PAUSE App (including the PAUSE study usability testing or needs assessment focus groups)
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