Can a smartphone app ease cancer treatment side effects?

NCT ID NCT05694013

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether a digital health app (Roche DPM Module) helps cancer patients manage symptoms and reduce healthcare visits while on systemic treatment. About 49 participants used the app alongside standard care. The trial was terminated early, so results are limited.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

Roche DPM Module (a digital health app)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that digital tools help cancer patients better manage symptoms and reduce unnecessary hospital visits.

What could go wrong

The trial was terminated early with only 49 participants, so results are limited. The digital tool may not work for everyone or may be hard to use.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer hepatocellular carcinoma neoplasm non-small cell lung carcinoma small cell lung carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHUV

    Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland

  • Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen-Hospital Universitario Medico Quirurgico

    Jaén, 23007, Spain

  • Concord Repatriation General Hospital

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2139, Australia

  • Helios Klinik Wuppertal

    Wuppertal, 42283, Germany

  • Hospital Clínic i Provincial

    Barcelona, 08036, Spain

  • Hospital del Mar

    Barcelona, 08003, Spain

  • Hämato-Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis am Klinikum Aschaffenburg

    Aschaffenburg, 63739, Germany

  • Hôpital Universitaire de Genève (HUG)

    Geneva, 1211, Switzerland

  • Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörtersee

    Klagenfurt, 9020, Austria

  • Latrobe Regional Hospital

    Traralgon, Victoria, 3844, Australia

  • Lkh-Univ. Klinikum Graz

    Graz, 8036, Austria

  • MVZ für Hämatologie, Onkologie, Strahlentherapie und Palliativmedizin -

    Stade, 21680, Germany

  • Monash Medical Centre Clayton

    Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia

  • Sunshine Coast University Hospital

    Birtinya, Queensland, 4575, Australia