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Gynaecological CancerNCT06713122

Effects of Symptom Management Education With Mobile Application in Gynecological Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

A study testing İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile Application in people with Gynaecological Cancer and Chemotherapy, run by Esra Nur Erdoğan at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Trial summary

Gynaecological cancers, which have an important place among the cancers seen both in the world and in our country. Chemotherapy, which is one of the most commonly used and basic methods in cancer treatment, causes many physical and psychological side effects while treating the disease. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, women only
Conditions the study is for
Gynaecological Cancer, Chemotherapy, Nursing Care
What is being tested?
İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile Application
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
70 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Jan 2025to 2 Feb 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Receiving chemotherapy for the first time due to gynaecological cancer and completing the first chemotherapy course
  • At least 18 years old
  • Not previously diagnosed with cancer, diagnosed with gynaecological cancer for the first time and only
  • Literate
  • Who agreed to participate in the research
  • No communication barrier
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  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale score below 3
  • No diagnosed psychiatric illness
  • Women who have an Android or IOS smartphone and can access the internet

Who cannot join

  • The investigator discontinued the treatment
  • Chemotherapy treatment discontinued after the start of the study
  • Not actively using the mobile application
  • Not filling in the forms during the use of the Mobile Application
  • The occurrence of another cancer during the research

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Etlik City Hospital-Oncology Hospital-Day Outpatient Unit

    Ankara

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Symptom Management Training Given to Gynaecological Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy With Artificial Intelligence Supported Mobile Application on Supportive Care Needs, Symptom Severity and Psychological Well-Being

Gynaecological cancers, which have an important place among the cancers seen both in the world and in our country. Chemotherapy, which is one of the most commonly used and basic methods in cancer treatment, causes many physical and psychological side effects while treating the disease. It is very important to identify the symptoms experienced, evaluate, control and provide professional health guidance.

The spread of digitalisation has turned mobile learning into a kind of need or necessity rather than a preference. Increases the control of individuals over themselves and provides self-discipline.

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of symptom management training given with an artificial intelligence supported mobile application on supportive care needs, symptom severity and psychological well-being of gynaecological cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.

The study was planned as a randomised controlled trial. The population of the study will consist of patients who applied to Etlik City Hospital-Oncology Hospital-Day Outpatient Unit for the first time to receive chemotherapy treatment for gynaecological cancer and completed the first course.

The study will be conducted with a total of 70 patients, including 35 patients from the intervention group and 35 patients from the control group.

Research Hypotheses:

Gynaecological cancer patients receiving chemotherapyBetween the intervention group receiving symptom management training with a mobile application and the control group receiving standard care;

  1. H1: There is a difference in terms of the severity of symptoms experienced.
  2. H2: There is a difference in terms of supportive care needs.
  3. H3: There is a difference in terms of psychological well-being levels. Data Collection Tools Descriptive Information Form, Edmonton Symptom Diagnostic Scale, Supportive Care Needs Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale will be used as data collection tools.

Modules to be included in the Mobile Application:

The forms will be administered a total of three times, initially at the end of the 3rd and 5th cycle.

Module 1: Introducing Module Module 2: Application Usage Instruction Module Module 3: Recognise the Disease Module Module 4: Common Symptoms and Recommendations During Chemotherapy Treatment Module Module 5: Let's Fight Symptoms Together Module Module 6: Ask Anything - Counselling Module

Read the detailed description

Gynaecological cancers, which have an important place among the cancers seen both in the world and in our country, are malignant tumours of the female reproductive organ. In the treatment of gynaecological cancers, many methods such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgical treatment, hormone therapy are used alone or together. Chemotherapy, which is one of the most commonly used and basic methods in cancer treatment, causes many physical and psychological side effects while treating the disease. However, side effects may not occur at the same time and some may develop after discharge. Therefore, it is very important to identify the symptoms experienced, evaluate, control and provide professional health guidance.

The spread of digitalisation has turned mobile learning into a kind of need or necessity rather than a preference. The use of web-based platforms in disease management leads to effective communication between the patient and the healthcare team. Thanks to the use of a web-based platform, communication between the patient and the caregiver increases, saving time and reducing costs. In addition to the benefits such as the ability of the health professional to plan the treatment planning by incorporating the patient's experiences, needs and concerns into the process and providing the benefit of access without spatial limitations, it also increases the control of individuals over themselves and provides self-discipline.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of symptom management training given with an artificial intelligence supported mobile application developed for gynaecological cancer patients receiving chemotherapy on supportive care needs, symptom severity and psychological well-being.

The study was planned as a randomised controlled trial. Block randomisation will be used to assign patients to intervention and control groups.

The population of the study will consist of patients who applied to Etlik City Hospital-Oncology Hospital-Day Outpatient Unit for the first time to receive chemotherapy treatment for gynaecological cancer and completed the first course.

The sample of the study will consist of patients who applied to Etlik City Hospital-Oncology Hospital-Day Outpatient Unit to receive chemotherapy treatment for the first time and who meet the following inclusion criteria.

The study will be conducted with a total of 70 patients, including 35 patients from the intervention group and 35 patients from the control group (The sample number of the study was calculated by using the G Power programme using the data of a study in which mobile application intervention was carried out on cancer patients. Accordingly, the confidence interval was 95%; the margin of error was accepted as 5% and a total of 56 patients were found as 28 intervention and 28 control group. Considering that there may be losses during the mobile application intervention, the sample number was kept 25% higher than the calculated sample number.)

Research Hypotheses:

Gynaecological cancer patients receiving chemotherapyBetween the intervention group receiving symptom management training with a mobile application and the control group receiving standard care;

  1. H1: There is a difference in terms of the severity of symptoms experienced.
  2. H2: There is a difference in terms of supportive care needs.
  3. H3: There is a difference in terms of psychological well-being levels. Data Collection Tools Descriptive Information Form, Edmonton Symptom Diagnostic Scale, Supportive Care Needs Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Scale will be used as data collection tools.
  • Data collection tools will be sent to patients via the application and will be asked to be filled in.

Modules to be included in the Mobile Application:

  • The application will include module, registration, login and profile creation sections.
  • The intervention group will be able to give feedback as they use the application.
  • Motivational messages will be sent.
  • At the end of the study, the mobile application will also be open to the control group.
  • The forms will be administered a total of three times, initially at the end of the 3rd and 5th cycle.
  • Module 1: Introducing Module
  • Module 2: Application Usage Instruction Module
  • Module 3: Recognise the Disease Module
  • Module 4: Common Symptoms and Recommendations During Chemotherapy Treatment Module
  • Module 5: Let's Fight Symptoms Together Module
  • Module 6: Ask Anything - Counselling Module
Being tested
İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile Application
Keywords
Gynaecological cancer, chemotherapy, mobile application, nursing care, psychological well-being, supportive care needs
Medical subject headings
Psychological Well-Being

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile ApplicationBehavioural

    The application to be developed in the research will be both Android and IOS supported.

    Monitoring the active use of the patients from the interface by the researcher and receiving individual and collective notifications in line with the profile that the patients receiving chemotherapy will create in the application will increase the usability of the application. Thus, the benefit that users receive after active use can be determined.

    The content of the Let's fight the symptoms together module will be created by experts in the field and people will be able to actively use these methods while struggling with the symptoms they experience.

    Patients may not always have the opportunity to reach a nurse or health professional. In symptom management with the mobile application, artificial intelligence will be trained by the researcher and integrated into the application will help patients reach the right information without wasting time.

Study groups in NCT06713122
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile ApplicationExperimentalMobile application intervention will be applied to the intervention group. The evaluation tests will be repeated after the first cycle of chemotherapy treatment, at the 3rd and 5th cycles.
Receives: Behavioral: İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile Application
Control GroupNo interventionNo intervention will be applied to the control group. The evaluation tests will be repeated after the first cycle of chemotherapy treatment, at the 3rd and 5th cycles.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Supportive Care Needs

    Supportive Care Needs Scale:Each question in the scale is numbered from 1 to 5 and 1 point corresponds to 'I did not experience this situation' and 5 points correspond to 'I needed a lot of support'

    Measured: Evaluation test: will be performed after the first cycle of chemotherapy treatment and after the 3rd and 5th cycles (each cycle is 28 days)

  2. Symptom Severity

    Edmonton Symptom Diagnostic Scale: The severity of each symptom is assessed with numerical numbers from 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates that the symptom is absent and a score of 10 indicates that the symptom is felt very severely.

    Measured: Evaluation test: will be performed after the first cycle of chemotherapy treatment and after the 3rd and 5th cycles (each cycle is 28 days)

  3. Psychological Well-Being

    Psychological Well-Being Scale: The items of the Psychological Well-Being Scale are answered between 1-7 in the form of strongly disagree (1) and strongly agree (7). Scores vary between 8 and 56. A high score indicates that the person has many psychological resources and strengths.

    Measured: Evaluation test: will be performed after the first cycle of chemotherapy treatment and after the 3rd and 5th cycles (each cycle is 28 days)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Dec 2024
  2. Study start1 Jan 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion2 Feb 2026 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
70 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06713122
Sponsor's protocol ID
2024-442
Status last verified
Dec 2024
First submitted
10 Nov 2024
Last updated
3 Dec 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: After the end of the study: study protocol and Clinical Study Report (CSR)

Publications

  • Graetz I, Anderson JN, McKillop CN, Stepanski EJ, Paladino AJ, Tillmanns TD. Use of a web-based app to improve postoperative outcomes for patients receiving gynecological oncology care: A randomized controlled feasibility trial. Gynecol Oncol. 2018 Aug;150(2):311-317. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.06.007. Epub 2018 Jun 11.

    PubMed 29903391

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing İntervention Group- Group receiving Symptom Management Training with Mobile Application in people with Gynaecological Cancer and Chemotherapy, run by Esra Nur Erdoğan at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Dec 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Supportive Care Needs (time frame: Evaluation test: will be performed after the first cycle of chemotherapy treatment and after the 3rd and 5th cycles (each cycle is 28 days)). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06713122, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Dec 2024.

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