Can a phone app keep patients out of the ER after hospital stay?
NCT ID NCT05371548
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tests a mobile app called Smart About Meds (SAM) that helps patients manage their medications after leaving the hospital. The app provides an updated medication list, pill images, and safety checks, with pharmacist support. Researchers will enroll 3,250 adults discharged from two hospitals in Montreal and track whether the app reduces emergency visits, readmissions, or death within 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
- SAM mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If effective, the app could help patients stick to their medication plan after leaving the hospital, potentially reducing complications and return visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-site trial in Canada, so results may not apply everywhere. The app relies on patients having a smartphone and using it consistently.
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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 3,250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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.
- 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: * Covered by provincial (RAMQ) health insurance plan * Covered by provincial (RAMQ) prescription drug insurance plan * Owns a smartphone or tablet with internet connection * At least one medication prescribed at discharge * Speak and read English or French * Age 18+ Exclusion Criteria: * Discharged to rehabilitation center or to long-term care * Transferred to a non-study unit
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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McGill University Health Centre
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, Canada
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