New program aims to smooth cancer Patients' return home
NCT ID NCT07256444
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program to help cancer patients transition from hospital to home. It includes a meeting with a nurse before leaving, an app to report symptoms, and a follow-up phone call. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and improves patient satisfaction and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OncoCare transition program (nurse consultation and ePRO app)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could improve how cancer patients transition from hospital to home, potentially reducing readmissions and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The program relies on patients having a smartphone and internet, which may limit who can benefit.
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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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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
Who is studied
Consecutive patients treated as inpatients in the Medical Oncology Department of Nîmes University Hospital and scheduled to be discharged and returned home.
- 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: * The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * Adult patient hospitalized in an oncology unit for at least 48 hours. * Patient capable of using a connected device, in possession of a smartphone or tablet, and with an internet connection at home. * Patient discharged from hospital to go home. Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Patient considered to be at the end of life. * Patient unable to read and understand French * Patient discharged from hospitalization to a home care facility * Patient having been hospitalized in a full-time inpatient setting for a scheduled procedure (chemotherapy or interventional procedure) * Pregnant, parturient, or breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier de Nimes
RECRUITINGNîmes, 30000, France
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