Evaluation of a Mobile Digital Solution for Cancer Care and Research: A Feasibility Study
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cancer
- Sponsor
- Saint John's Cancer Institute
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Feasibility/ Participation Rate
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a Mobile Digital Solution in monitoring and collecting symptom burden data. The proposed study is meant to be the preparatory work for an intervention study to test the effect of Mobile Digital Solutions on improving patient outcomes by prompting early interventions for symptom relief and support of patient and family caregiver quality of life (QOL).
Detailed Description
Demographic information and patient-reported symptoms will be collected from study participants through a mobile health application called CancerLife that they can download (FREE) from their mobile device app store (Android or iOS). Participants will be asked to broadcast their emotional and physical status through a list of symptom list within the app as well as how that symptom is impacting their quality of life and activities of daily living. This data will be collected inside the application and display in easy to understand pie charts. Participants will also have the option to broadcast their entry to their social network. Since the objective of the current feasibility study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a Mobile Digital Solution in monitoring and collecting symptom burden and QOL data, the investigators will include a standard validated instrument (FACT-G: Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - General) as part of this study. Participants will be asked to complete the FACT-G after initial registration and weekly for up to 4 weeks. Participants will receive electronic mail messages with a link to CancerLife weekly as a reminder to access the website.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Established diagnosis of cancer
- •Karnofsky Index ≥50%
- •Age \> 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Relevant cognitive impairment
- •Insufficient knowledge of English language to complete the survey
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Feasibility/ Participation Rate
Time Frame: 4 weeks
number of individuals who participate in the study divided by the number of individuals who opened the link
Secondary Outcomes
- Open Rate(4 weeks)
- Rate of missing data(4 weeks)
- Retention rate(4 weeks)
- Participant Satisfaction(4 weeks)
- Refusal rate(4 weeks)