Smartwatch and app may predict asthma attacks in kids before they strike
NCT ID NCT07129616
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will enroll 900 children aged 5-17 with asthma to see if remote monitoring—using routine health data and a smartphone app—can predict asthma attacks. Researchers will track whether this system reduces the number of attacks compared to past averages. A subset of high-risk children will provide more detailed data through the app.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a system that warns families and doctors before an asthma attack happens, potentially reducing emergency visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not a treatment trial. The algorithm may not accurately predict attacks, and results may not apply to all children with asthma.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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.
Who is studied
The whole population of those with asthma from an individual primary care cluster within NHS Lothian.
- Ages
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5 to 17 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: * Children and Young People with a diagnosis of asthma (coded as asthma or suspected asthma) or a prescription of inhaled corticosteroid in the prior 2 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Alternative non-asthma diagnosis that would require inhaled steroid * cystic fibrosis * bronchiectasis * primary ciliary dyskinaesia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. 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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NHS Lothian
RECRUITINGEdinburgh, United Kingdom
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