Can a smartphone app cut anxiety and costs for breast cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT07236437
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test a program called Living Well, which includes a mobile app with 21 mental health modules and personal coaching sessions, for breast cancer patients with moderate to severe anxiety. The goal is to see if the program can lower anxiety and reduce overall healthcare costs. Fifty patients with stage II to IV breast cancer will use the app and receive coaching, and their results will be compared to similar patients from the past.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Living Well Program (mobile app with telecoaching)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way to manage anxiety in breast cancer patients and reduce overall healthcare spending.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants and no randomization. Results may not apply to all patients, and the program requires a smartphone and English proficiency.
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Study facts
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- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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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18 years and older
- 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: 1. Age 18+ 2. First time breast cancer diagnosis 3. Established with a Cedars-Sinai Surgical or Medical Oncologist for cancer care and is within 30 days of starting or having started adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy 4. Prognosis of greater than 1 year 5. Breast cancer staging of II-IV 6. Moderate to severe anxiety (GAD-7 \>= 10) 7. English language proficiency 8. Smartphone and ability to use the application as assessed by study staff (IG only) 9. Signed dated informed consent form (ICF) within 30 days of diagnosis (IG only) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior history of different cancer diagnosis or recurrence of the same cancer 2. Serious mental illness evidenced by patient self-report, chart review and/or diagnosis codes 3. Presence of suicidal ideation as measured by the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) or a history of suicide attempts as evidenced by self-report or chart review 4. Current active addiction (drugs, alcohol, etc.) evidenced by Opioid Risk Tool, chart review and/or diagnosis codes
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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