New app aims to help cancer patients report side effects from home
NCT ID NCT04915274
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a smartphone app called QuestOnco can reliably track side effects in 134 adult cancer patients receiving active treatment. Patients used the app to report symptoms, and researchers compared those reports to standard paper questionnaires. The goal was to see if the app is a valid and easy way for patients to communicate treatment side effects to their doctors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QuestOnco mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If validated, this app could give doctors a reliable way to monitor cancer treatment side effects remotely, improving patient care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed validation study, not a treatment trial. The app may not work for all patients or may have technical issues.
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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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134 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2022
- 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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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: * Adults (≥18 years); * Written and informed consent; * Diagnosis of solid cancer; * Metastatic or (neo)adjuvant anti-cancer treatment, including intravenous and/or oral treatments; * Patient physically/psychologically fit to participate in the study; * Patient able to understand, communicate and use the electronic device; * Patient owning a smartphone or tablet with internet connection; * Treatment supported by the French social security system. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable patient for signing informed consent; * Unable to understand, communicate and use the electronic device; * Patient under trusteeship or guardianship; * Patient under legal or administration protection.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Régional Metz-Thionville
Metz, 57085, France
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