App helps cancer patients track symptoms and improve care

NCT ID NCT05112198

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Stanford University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a digital tool called Noona that lets advanced cancer patients track their symptoms from home. 190 adults with advanced lung or gastrointestinal cancer used the app to log symptoms and received prompts to report them weekly. The goal was to see if this improves quality of life and helps doctors manage symptoms better.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Noona web-based symptom tracking tool
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that digital symptom tracking helps improve quality of life and symptom management for advanced cancer patients.
What could go wrong: This is a completed study with 190 participants, so results are available but may not apply to all cancer types or settings. The tool relies on patient engagement, which may vary.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

digestive system cancer lung cancer

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

QUALITY OF LIFE

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Locations

Stanford Cancer Institute

Palo Alto, California, 94305, United States
UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center

San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

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