Wearable tech reveals hidden health patterns in older breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05634395
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026
Summary
This study gives women over 70 being treated for breast cancer a wrist-worn activity tracker to wear for a year. Researchers will analyze daily step counts and sleep duration to describe different physical activity and sleep profiles. They will also see how these profiles relate to quality of life, fatigue, and other health factors. The goal is to better understand the real-world activity and sleep patterns of older breast cancer patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- activity tracker (Withings Steel)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help identify patterns of physical activity and sleep that are linked to better quality of life in older breast cancer survivors, potentially guiding future supportive care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly improve outcomes. The results may not apply to all older patients, and the tracker data may not capture all meaningful aspects of activity or sleep.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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70 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women over 70 years of age, * With histologically confirmed invasive breast cancer, * Regardless of histological subtype (hormone receptor positive (HR+), negative (HR-), with or without HER2 overexpression, or triple negative) * Treated with local (surgery, radiotherapy) or systemic (hormone therapy, monotherapy, anti HER2, chemotherapy: patient is eligible for inclusion up to one month after initial diagnosis or recurrence (local or distant) of breast cancer, * PS ≤ 2, * Willing and available to invest in the project for the duration of the study, * Using a personal smartphone or personal tablet compatible with the "Withings Health Mate" app (iOS 10/android 5.0 and later) and with an internet connection, * Affiliated with a social security plan, * Having dated and signed an informed consent, * Able to read, write and understand French. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of disabling metastases, * Moderate to severe cognitive impairment, * Persons deprived of liberty or under guardianship, * Inability to undergo the medical follow-up of the trial for geographical, social or psychological reasons,
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, 69008, France
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Institut Curie
Paris, 75005, France
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Institut Curie
Saint-Cloud, 92210, France
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Institut GODINOT
Reims, 51100, France
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