Can a tablet app ease dialysis symptoms? large trial launches
NCT ID NCT05738330
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a symptom-monitoring system called SMaRRT-HD helps dialysis patients feel better. About 2,400 adults on hemodialysis at up to 36 U.S. clinics will either use the system or receive usual care. The system lets patients report symptoms on a tablet and alerts clinicians to follow up. The goal is to see if this approach reduces symptom severity and improves quality of life over 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SMaRRT-HD symptom monitoring system (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give dialysis patients a simple way to report symptoms and get faster help, reducing discomfort and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large but early-stage behavioral study. The system may not significantly reduce symptoms compared to usual care, and results may vary across clinics.
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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 2,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Treatment with hemodialysis at a participating dialysis clinic * English or Spanish speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Not willing to report their symptoms using the SMaRRT-HD platform * Not willing to share clinically acquired data with the research team * Underlying condition such as dementia that is anticipated to prevent comprehension of the trial information document (fact sheet) * Incarceration
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Conditions
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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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Fresenius Medical Care
RECRUITINGWaltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States
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