Radiation Oncology Mobile Application (γ-App)

King Hussein Cancer Center

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Radiation Toxicity; Head and Neck Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03707860

18 KHCC 86

Details and patient eligibility

About

To develop a novel a mobile phone application (available on Android and IOS) for patients receiving radiation treatment for head and neck cancer. Through this application, patients will get access to their treatment calender, through a system connected with Mosiac database, which provides a timely and precise access to their treatments schedule.

In addition, patients will be able to report their treatment related toxicity in real time fashion, these symptoms will be addressed daily instead of the weekly floor clinic checks.

Furthermore, the radiation oncologist will receive an instant notification through the application, if there is error in patient's treatment (missing field, wrong dose, etc..)

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients receiving definitive or adjuvant RT to head and neck site Chemotherapy is allowed PS:0-1 Has a smart phone

Exclusion criteria

Poor performance early laryngeal cancer Patient with metastatic disease, or palliative intent.

Trial design

0 participants in 1 patient group

head and neck radiotherapy patients

Description:

(Single arm); Patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck cancers can report their symptoms through the mobile app.