New app aims to ease chemo stress for breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT06977360
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a smartphone app called iCareBreast+ designed to help women with breast cancer manage the challenges of chemotherapy. The app provides self-care tools and information to boost confidence and reduce anxiety. The study will enroll 40 women and assess whether the app is easy to use and helpful.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iCareBreast+ smartphone app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could provide a practical, low-cost way to help women with breast cancer feel more confident and less anxious during chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (40 participants) testing feasibility, not effectiveness. The app may not show meaningful benefits, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2025
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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21 to 100 years
- Sex
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Female 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: Women who: * are the age of 21 years old and above at the point of recruitment; * are diagnosed with stage 1-3 breast cancer; * will undergo chemotherapy first time (initiating or up to #4 cycles of chemo is acceptable); * can speak, read and write in English or Mandarin; and * has access to and able to use smart phone. Exclusion Criteria: Those who : * are with a history of or concurrent other cancer types; * have been suffering from psychiatric illness (e.g., schizophrenia), anxiety disorder or other mood disorder or impaired cognitive function; * have alcohol or substance abuse within the previous year; * are undergoing concurrent psychosocial interventions; and * have been in the bereavement period in the last 6 months * are in their pregnancy.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Centre, Singapore
RECRUITINGSingapore, Singapore
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