Can a smartwatch and app keep liver patients out of the hospital?
NCT ID NCT07439770
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a telemedicine program using a smartphone app and a smartwatch can help people with advanced liver disease (decompensated cirrhosis) avoid hospital stays and emergency room visits. About 120 adults with this condition will either receive standard care or the digital program, which includes remote monitoring and regular check-ins from a care team. The goal is to see if this approach lowers medical costs and improves quality of life.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with decompensated cirrhosis and a Child score of B or C 2. Age: 18 years or older 3. Must return for a follow-up visit at least every 3 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with active malignant tumors (those with a history of malignant tumors must have been cured for at least 2 years) 2. Patients with an expected survival of less than one year
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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