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Evaluation Of CanADVICE+®M-Health System To Support Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Capecitabine

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Interventions
Device: CanADVICE+® (smart phone app)
Registration Number
NCT02580396
Lead Sponsor
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Brief Summary

This feasibility study will be conducted in order to provide proof of concept for the CanADVICE+® system comprising a smart phone app and a healthcare organization server side application based on Web 2 technologies. The main objective of this project is to optimise pharmaceutical counselling services by providing drug related information, in a digital format, to patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving Capecitabine.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer
  • Commencing first cycle of Capecitabine
  • Familiar with and own an android smartphone
  • Willing to participate
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients <18 years
  • Patients taking part in any other trial containing Capecitabine
  • Chemotherapy-naïve patients

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients eligible for CanADVICE+® (smart phone app)CanADVICE+® (smart phone app)-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient acceptability of the app using questionnaire provided when patients attend for their 3rd cycle and quantified using a 5-point Likert scale42 days

The app will be used at cycles 1 and 2 of capecitabine (each cycle is 21 days), and acceptability of the app will be measured using a questionnaire when patients attend hospital for their 3rd cycle of capecitabine.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health care provider's acceptability of the app using questionnaires48 months

At the end of the study, health care professionals (HCPs) involved in the study will be interviewed using semi-structured interview.

Patients' interactivity with the app will be measured using mobile app and web server functions42 days

The app will be used at cycles 1 and 2 of capecitabine (each cycle is 21 days). During this period the number of patient interactions with the mobile app and health care professionals interactions with the web server functions will be recorded.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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Sutton, Surrey, United Kingdom

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