Could a smartphone app ease the breast cancer journey?
NCT ID NCT07696637
First seen Jul 10, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026
Summary
This trial tests an app called Access My Breast Cancer Care, designed to help breast cancer patients manage their treatment journey. The app includes educational resources, a calendar, symptom tracker, and a community forum. Researchers will compare app users to those receiving standard care, measuring satisfaction, emergency visits, and wait times. The study involves 148 adults with breast cancer or a BRCA mutation who are having breast reconstruction surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Access My Breast Cancer Care App
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this app could help breast cancer patients feel more in control, reduce emergency visits, and improve satisfaction with their care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small trial testing a digital tool, not a medical treatment. The app may not reduce complications or improve outcomes for everyone.
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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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About 148 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
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.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * You are at least 19 years of age (the team only treats adult patients) * You have a diagnosis of breast cancer, or a BRCA mutation, and will be -having breast surgery with reconstruction (the app is tailored the breast cancer journey) * You have access to a smartphone or computer (individuals participating in the study will require access to a smart phone or computer to access the application if randomized to the intervention group) * Must have basic reading skills in English (the app is only available in English language) Exclusion Criteria: * You do not have access to a smartphone or computer (a computer or smart phone is required to access the application) * You are \<19 years of age (the team does not treat pediatric patients) * You do not have breast cancer or a BRCA mutation (the application is specific to the breast cancer journey) * You decline breast reconstruction (the application was designed by the plastics and reconstructive team, and with the app being in an infancy stage, the bulk of the content focuses on breast reconstruction surgery) * You are not able to read English (the app is only available in English language)
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
2 sites. 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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Providence Health Care
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Vancouver Coastal Health
RECRUITINGVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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