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App helps cancer patients track symptoms and improve care

NCT ID NCT05112198

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

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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

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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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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

190 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2018

Finished

Aug 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Individuals (men and women) aged 18 years or older 2. Biopsy proven (recurrent or metastatic) advanced lung or gastrointestinal cancer 3. No limit on prior lines of therapy in the metastatic setting 4. ECOG performance status of 0-2 5. Estimated life expectancy of at least 6 months 6. Access to smartphone, tablet or computer with capability to utilize symptom tracking application 7. Willing and able to provide written, signed informed consent after the nature of the study has been explained, and prior to any research-related procedures 8. Willing and able to comply with all study procedures Exclusion Criteria: 1. Concurrent disease or condition that interferes with participation or safety 2. Non-english speaking, as the application is developed in the english language 3. Non-castrate resistant prostate cancer 4. Enrolled in other non-therapeutic or therapeutic clinical trials

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

digestive system cancer lung cancer

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Quality of life

Contacts and locations

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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