Can a smartphone app cut down doctor visits for arthritis patients?
NCT ID NCT06004700
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app can help people with psoriatic arthritis manage their condition with fewer in-person doctor visits. About 278 adults who already use certain arthritis medications will use the app to report symptoms. Researchers will compare visit frequency before and after using the app, and against a group not using it.
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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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278 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 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: * Be diagnosed with PsA by a board-certified rheumatologist and been seen at least twice in the prior year * Own a smartphone with either an Android or iPhone operating system * Be at least 18 years old * Be English-speaking * Using guselkumab, infliximab, golimumab or ustekinumab Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who do not plan on receiving follow-up care at the Brigham and Women's Arthritis Center will be excluded.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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