Effects of an Interactive ICT-Platform for Assessment and Management of Symptoms in Patients Treated for Prostate Cancer (PhONEME)

Karolinska Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Prostate Cancer

Treatments: Device: smartphone or tablet

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02477137

PhONEME Prostate

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an interactive ICT-platform for use in a smartphone or tablet in patients treated with radiotherapy for prostate cancer. The hypothesis is that clinical management will be improved and costs reduced and safe and participatory care promoted, when patients report symptoms in an application which provides self-care advice and instant access to professionals.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of prostate cancer without metastases or spread to the lymph nodes,
• will receive radiation therapy for at least five (5) weeks,
• literacy in the Swedish language

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who need an interpreter at the doctor's visit
• Patients who have a known severe cognitive impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

In combination with usual care according to the routines at the clinic, patients in the intervention group are given access to an application for a smartphone/tablet for daily reporting of symptoms, access to self-care advice and health-care professionals in real time.

Treatment:

Device: smartphone or tablet

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Usual care according to the routines at the clinic.