Your phone might notice Alzheimer's decline before you do
NCT ID NCT07826975
First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026
Summary
Researchers at Poitiers University Hospital are studying whether changes in how people with Alzheimer's use their smartphones track with changes in their ability to handle daily tasks. About 100 participants aged 60 and older will have their Android phone usage and battery data collected over 18 months. The team will compare that data with standard memory tests and a caregiver-rated independence questionnaire to see if phone habits can serve as an early warning sign of lost autonomy.
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 a link holds up, doctors could one day use everyday phone activity as an early signal that a person with Alzheimer's is losing independence, prompting support sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with 100 participants, so it can show a pattern but not prove cause. Phone data can be noisy, and results may not apply to people who use phones differently or not at all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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
Patients receiving routine care at a memory resource and research center for Alzheimer's disease who own an Android smartphone.
- Ages
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60 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: * Age ≥ 60 years * Patient consulting on routine care at a memory resource and research center for Alzheimer's disease defined by cognitive memory complaints from the patient or their family and friends, evidence of impaired verbal episodic memory storage in FCSRT defined by a sum of FR values less than 17/48 and a sum of CR values less than 40/48 compared to the patient's age and socio-cultural level and no criteria on other neuropsychological tests, progressive decline over at least 6 months affecting independence, and if a brain MRI, a lumbar puncture, and/or an 18FDG PET scan were performed as part of the patient's routine care, the results must be consistent with a diagnosis of MA. * Patient with a smartphone for their exclusive use that is compatible with the installation of the IMASMART application on Android * No sensory impairment (vision or hearing impairment) that could compromise the use of a smartphone * Absence of major anxiety-depressive disorder defined by a HAD score \> 16 * Patient an caregiver not objecting to participating in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to perform the Mini-Mental State Examination or score \< 17 * Other neurodegenerative disorders * Severe, unstable psychiatric disorders * Terminal phase of a severe illness * Other conditions that may compromise the use of a smartphone * Patients with an iPhone * MRI evidence of a lesion that may contribute to cognitive impairment (stroke, tumors, etc.) * Refusal to install the application * People residing in a residential care for senior or any other medical facility * Individuals benefiting from enhanced protection, namely individuals deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, adults under legal protection, and finally, patients in emergency situations.
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