Breast Cancer Self-Management Mobile Care Application Intervention in the Quality of Life

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Quality of Life

Treatments: Other: BCSMS App

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04174248

YM107109E

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life (QoL) for women with breast cancer in Taiwan after using the BCSMS App.

Full description

After receiving their first diagnosis of breast cancer, women with stage 0 to III were randomized into intervention and control groups. Intervention group subjects used BCSMS App and the control group subjects received usual care. Two questionnaires: EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR 23 were distributed to subjects in both arms at baseline and at 1.5 and 3 months. All evaluations were anonymous.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• first diagnosis of breast cancer with stage 0 to III in past year.
• aged 20 to 65 years
• had an Android/iOS smartphone;
• able to read and write in Chinese;
• willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• not matched to inclusion criteria
• mental illness
• serious illness and life-threatening

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Experimental group with BCSMS App using

Treatment:

Other: BCSMS App

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group without BCSMS App using