Can a smartphone app give prostate cancer patients more control?
NCT ID NCT07828951
First seen Sep 18, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026
Summary
Researchers are studying whether a mobile health app called myAria helps adult prostate cancer patients track symptoms, share health data, and feel more empowered during treatment. Participants use the app to log side effects and well-being, complete questionnaires, and view a nomogram tool with their doctor to discuss treatment plans. The study measures whether the app flags warning signs like pain or infection and whether patients report feeling more knowledgeable and involved in decisions. The trial enrolls 50 patients at the German Oncology Center and German Medical Institute.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a mobile health app called myAria that gives patients personalized health information and a nomogram tool
- What this could lead to
- If the app works well, it could give doctors a simple way to help prostate cancer patients understand their health and take a more active role in treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study of 50 people at one center, so the results may not apply broadly. The app's benefits depend on patients using it consistently, and the empowerment questionnaire is new and still being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
The study is open to all males aged 18 to 80 years of age with a prostate cancer diagnosis who have not received previous radiotherapy to the pelvis and wish to receive their treatment at GOC/GMI. If they are willing to take part in this research study, they will be invited to download the mobile health application on their phone (also tablets available at the Center for this purpose), complete the eligibility questionnaire, sign the consent form and provide their phone number for account registration with the app and enrollment into the study. The patient study population is via purpose sampling.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Male 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: * At least 18 and below 80 years of age * Prostate cancer diagnosis * Speak fluent English or Greek * Not had previous radiotherapy to the pelvis * Wishing to receive treatment at the German Oncology Center (GOC) or German Medical Institute (GMI) * Willing to take part in this research study, which lasts up to six months * Sign an informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 18 years or over 80 years of age * Other than prostate cancer diagnosis * Previous radiotherapy to the pelvis * Not wishing to receive treatment at the German Oncology Center (GOC) or German Medical Institute (GMI) * Not willing to take part in this research study * No signed informed consent form
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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German Oncology Center
Limassol, 4108, Cyprus
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