NCT07332468

Digital Remote Management for Care and Continuous Optimization Versus Usual Care to Reduce Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases (DigiCare-ASCVD)

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 790 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Beijing Anzhen Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The DigiCare-ASCVD study is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, open-label, parallel-group randomized controlled trial. It aims to evaluated whether digital remote management is superior to usual care in reducing risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and improving blood pressure control, glycemic control, lipids control, medication compliance and lifestyle.

Detailed description

"Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a leading global cause of mortality. Primary care is central to its prevention within tiered healthcare systems, yet faces challenges including physician training gaps and inefficient specialist referrals. Digital remote interventions offer a promising solution due to widespread smartphone/internet access, enabling convenient care and real-time data use. Current tools focus on patient education/reminders or clinical decision support (CDSS) separately. However, effective long-term ASCVD management requires an integrated system that combines CDSS-guided treatment with comprehensive, sustained risk-factor monitoring (e.g., blood pressure, lipids). This study aims to develop and validate such an integrated remote management platform to overcome multi-level barriers, disseminate advanced resources to primary care, and enhance equitable cardiovascular risk prevention. The DigiCare-ASCVD Study is a multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled trial with a 1:1 parallel-group design. It will enroll 790 patients at high risk for ASCVD. All enrolled patients will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the Digital Remote Management group or the usual care group. Patients in the Digital Remote Management group will utilize a smartphone-based ""physician-machine collaboration"" platform. This system integrates home monitoring to track BP, lipids,glucose, medication compliance and physical activity. It features AI-driven alerts for abnormal values, automated medication adjustment suggestions (verified by physicians), and targeted health education The primary endpoint is the mean change in the patient's 10-year ASCVD risk, calculated using the China-PAR risk prediction model, from baseline to the 12-month follow-up."

Conditions

• Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Digital Remote Management Group	In addition to usual care, patients receive a 1-year intervention via a smartphone-based ""physician-machine collaboration"" platform： 1. BP Management: Daily or weekly self-monitoring based on control status. System triggers alerts for BP \>130/80 mmHg and generates medication adjustment suggestions for physician approval. 2. Lipid Management: Reminder for lab tests. OCR technology parses results. If LDL-C ≥2.6 mmol/L, the system suggests regimen intensification for physician review. 3. Blood Glucose Management: Reminder for lab tests. OCR technology parses results.If Fasting Blood Glucose (FBG) ≥6.1 mmol/L for patients without diabetes and FBG ≥7.0 mmol/L for patients with diabetes, the system suggests regimen intensification for physician review. 4. Medication Management: Daily app-based reminders and clock-in tasks. Non-adherence triggers automated reminders and human follow-up. 5. Health Education: Regular push of targeted articles/videos on secondary prevention。

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-01
• Primary completion: 2027-03-01
• Completion: 2027-04-01
• First posted: 2026-01-12
• Last updated: 2026-01-12

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: China