Can a smartphone app calm lung cancer surgery nerves?

NCT ID NCT06008574

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This pilot study tests whether a smartphone app called AmDTx can help lung cancer patients manage anxiety before and after surgery. The app includes mindfulness training and a relaxing puzzle game. Only 6 participants are enrolled, and the main goal is to see if people will actually use the app.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

smartphone app with mindfulness training and cognitive puzzle game

What this could lead to

If it works, this could point toward a practical, low-cost way to help lung cancer patients manage anxiety around surgery.

What could go wrong

This is a very small pilot study with only 6 participants, so results may not apply to others. The app's benefits for anxiety are not yet proven.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety disorder lung cancer lung neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (All Protocol Activities)

    Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (All Protocol Activities)

    Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)

    New York, New York, 10065, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (All Protocol Activities)

    Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (All Protocol Activities)

    Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (All Protocol Activities)

    Commack, New York, 11725, United States

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (All protocol activities)

    Harrison, New York, 10604, United States