Can a smartphone app help heart patients take the right amount of meds?
NCT ID NCT07252310
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a phone app called StudyU can help people with heart failure reach their recommended beta blocker dose. Five adults aged 65 and older with heart failure will use the app to track their medication. The goal is to see if the app is practical and acceptable for patients and doctors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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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65 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: 1. Adults ≥ 65 years old 2. A history of HFrEF per electronic medical record review/clinician impression that is defined as an EF \<50% that is shown from any imaging modality 3. Taking less than the maximal dose of beta blocker per physician recommendation at time of enrollment 4. Access to a smartphone or device that can perform many of the same functions as a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical instability (this N-of-trial is appropriate for stable conditions only) 1. Decompensated HF 2. Hospitalized in the past 30 days 3. Medication changes or procedures in prior 14 days (to prevent confounding from other interventions) at PI discretion 2. Do not have access to a smartphone or tablet 3. Estimated life expectancy \<6 months 4. Moderate-severe dementia or psychiatric disorder precluding informed consent 5. Language barrier that will preclude informed consent and ability to comprehend study procedures 6. History of noncompliance or inability to complete study procedures 7. Enrollment in a clinical trial not approved for co-enrollment 8. Any condition that, in Principal Investigator or treating physician's opinion, makes the patient unsuitable for study participation
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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
1 site. 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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Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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