Can a phone app slow kidney disease? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07561957
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app can help people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) follow the latest KDIGO treatment guidelines. Researchers will enroll 80 adults aged 16-30 with CKD who own a smartphone. The app provides reminders, education, and care recommendations to both patients and doctors. The goal is to see if using the app improves adherence to guidelines, which could delay kidney disease progression and reduce complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smartphone application
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this app could help kidney disease patients better follow treatment guidelines, potentially slowing disease progression and reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app's impact on actual health outcomes is uncertain.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- 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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16 to 30 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: * Adults aged ≥16 years. * Diagnosed with CKD stages 1-5. * Owns a smartphone and is capable of using mobile applications. * Provides informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to provide informed consent due to a neurocognitive impairment. * Age 30 years or older The study will be conducted in the already established SJH Young Adult Clinic, with anticipated expansion coinciding with the co-location Children's Health Ireland (CHI) on site.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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St. James's Hospital
RECRUITINGDublin, Ireland
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Trinity College Dublin
RECRUITINGDublin, Ireland
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