New app aims to ease recovery after cancer surgery
NCT ID NCT07642492
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a digital tool called RECapp that helps patients recover after surgery for esophageal or stomach cancer. The app lets patients track symptoms, get personalized self-care advice, and know when to contact their healthcare team. 250 adults in Sweden will use the app for six months after surgery to see if it reduces symptoms and improves quality of life compared to standard care alone.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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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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 * Patients who have undergone invasive surgery with curative intent for oesophageal or gastric cancer (including salvage surgery) * ≥18 years of age * Ability to read, understand, and complete study materials in Swedish, including consent forms, questionnaires, and instructions * Access to a smartphone or tablet with personal BankID Exclusion Criteria \- Cognitive impairment
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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
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Karolinska University Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
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Linköping University Hospital
Linköping, Sweden
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Skåne University Hospital
Lund, Sweden
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University Hospital of Umeå
Umeå, Sweden
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Uppsala University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden
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Örebro University Hospital
Örebro, Sweden
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