Can a phone app keep lung cancer patients moving during treatment?

NCT ID NCT07591376

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a smartphone app that reminds people to walk several times a day. It was designed to help lung cancer patients stay active during radiotherapy. Thirty healthy volunteers downloaded the app and rated how easy it was to use. The goal was to see if the app is user-friendly before testing it in actual patients.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: reminder app (mobile application)
What this could lead to: If the app is found easy to use, it could be tested in lung cancer patients to help them stay active during radiotherapy.
What could go wrong: This is a small pre-study in 30 healthy people, not patients. The app may not work as well in patients who are tired or unwell.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer lung neoplasm Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

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

LUNG CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Department of Oncology Vejle Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark

Vejle, 7100, Denmark
Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Luebeck

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23562, Germany

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