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New app aims to ease cancer treatment side effects in real time

NCT ID NCT06385587

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This pilot study tested a mobile app called Oleena designed to help head and neck cancer patients track and manage symptoms like pain and nausea during chemoradiation. 33 patients used the app while their healthcare team monitored them remotely. The goal was to see if patients and doctors found the app useful and easy to use.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
Oleena mobile app (software medical device for symptom monitoring)
What this could lead to
If successful, this app could help patients better manage treatment side effects and improve communication with their healthcare team.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 33 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app is a monitoring tool, not a treatment, so it won't directly fight the cancer.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

33 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2024

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer initiating chemoradiation. Patients will use Oleena for 90 days from the initiation of the treatment and be instructed to enter symptoms as they occur and receive self-management recommendations via the app. Surveys will be completed by patients at baseline, 30, and 90 days after initiation. A subgroup of patients (20) will be asked to participate in exit interviews with a study team member regarding their experience with the app.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * ≥18 years old * Planned to initiate chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer at Moffitt Cancer Center * ECOG performance status ≤2 * Able to speak and read US English or Spanish * Able to provide informed consent * Owns a smartphone with an iOS or Android operating systemcompatible with Oleena * Able to access the internet * Willing to use a mobile app for symptom management Exclusion Criteria: * Documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorders that would interfere with study participation (e.g., psychosis, active substance abuse). * A prior cancer diagnosis except for non-melanoma skin cancer. * Currently enrolled in an industry-sponsored clinical trial. * Pregnant women. * Patients undergoing RE-irradiation * Patients who meet the inclusion criteria may be excluded at Investigator's discretion

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Moffitt Cancer Center

    Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States

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