New app aims to empower liver cirrhosis patients
NCT ID NCT06995196
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app called ReLiver-N designed to help people with liver cirrhosis take a more active role in their care. The app provides health education, self-management tools, and a system to flag urgent issues. Researchers enrolled 48 patients with mild to moderate cirrhosis and randomly assigned them to use the full app or just the educational content. The goal was to see if the app improves patients' ability to manage their condition, their confidence, and their quality of life over 90 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ReLiver-N App (mobile health application with education, activation, and clinical decision support)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could provide a low-cost, scalable way to help liver cirrhosis patients better manage their health and reduce hospital readmissions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-blind study with only 48 participants. The app's benefits may not be large or lasting, and results may not apply to all cirrhosis patients.
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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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48 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: Diagnosed with liver cirrhosis Had Child-Pugh A and B categories 18 years of age or older No barriers to verbal or written communication Having internet at home and a smartphone Patients who consented to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Had Child-Pugh C category Had pregnant Liver transplanted Diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma Having dementia Having been diagnosed with a psychiatric disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akdeniz University
Antalya, Antalya, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)
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