Clinical trial · Interventional
Smart Symptom Tracking ALEX Application for Tracking and Monitoring Gastrointestinal Health, Smart Horizons Pilot Trial
Smart Horizons Pilot: A Feasibility and Outcomes Evaluation of Digital Symptom Tracking for Gastrointestinal Health
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This clinical trial compares the impact of the Smart Symptom Tracking ALEX application (app) to standard symptom-tracking practices in tracking and monitoring gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms in young adults. Rates of early-onset colorectal cancer are rising sharply and it is projected to become the leading cause of cancer-related death in young adults. Despite this, adults under 45 still face barriers to diagnosis, including access to screening, unclear guidance on the impact of GI symptoms and dismissal of symptoms by healthcare providers. Current screening guidelines lack guidance on monitoring early symptoms in younger adults. The Smart Symptom Tracking ALEX tool is a digital platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide prompts for symptoms, coaching, reminders and education. Standard of care clinical practices include paper-based logs to report symptoms. Using the Smart Symptom Tracking ALEX app may provide more detailed symptom reports and increase self-reported symptom communication compared to standard symptom-tracking practices in young adults concerned about their GI health.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Carcinoma | Colorectal Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (4)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence-based Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Best Practice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Communication Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm 1 (Smart Symptom Tracking ALEX)
- description
- Participants engage with the Smart Symptom Tracking ALEX app daily and receive reminders weekly for 4 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Artificial Intelligence-based Intervention
- Other: Communication Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm 2 (paper logs)
- description
- Participants complete paper logs daily and receive reminders weekly for 4 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Best Practice
- Other: Communication Intervention
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 44 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-44 years * Concerned about their GI health * Able to speak and read English * Willing to complete a four-week symptom tracking protocol Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to understand the informed consent or comply with protocol requirements
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