Smartwatches for cancer survivors: a new way to track symptoms?
NCT ID NCT06669832
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether cancer survivors can use a smartwatch and a phone app to regularly report their symptoms and activity levels. Fifty adults who have finished cancer treatment and have stable disease will wear a smartwatch for about four months and fill out weekly questionnaires. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and acceptable, and to find out what might make people stop using it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that digital tools like smartwatches and apps are a practical way to monitor cancer survivors' well-being and symptoms at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to all cancer survivors. Some people may find the technology hard to use or stop participating.
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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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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Cancer survivors who received treatment at Ysbyty Gwynedd, North Wales, UK.
- Ages
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18 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: * • Diagnosis of any solid malignancy, at any stage * Completion of treatment (including surgery, radiotherapy, and any kind of cytotoxic systemic anticancer treatment \[hormonal and targeted treatments allowed\]) * Clinical, biochemical and radiological confirmation of controlled disease (no evidence of residual disease or not-progressive disease) * Scheduled for either a therapeutic break (from cytotoxic systemic anticancer treatment), or having completed the planned multimodal treatment * Scheduled for active surveillance plan within oncology service or discharged to surgical or GP care following completion of adjuvant treatment * Male or female patients aged at least 18 years old * WHO Performance Status 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: * • Not in possession of a SIM card * No internet access through Wi-Fi or unwilling to use mobile data allowance on a daily basis * Unable to understand and follow the instructions autonomously * Uncontrolled severe comorbidities (I.e., cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory) * Lack of capacity * Unable to understand English * Still undergoing systemic anticancer treatment (apart from bone-targeted agents, hormonal treatment against breast or prostate cancers or maintenance monoclonal antibody monotherapy) * Poor general condition (PS\>2)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health board
Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2PW, United Kingdom
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