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Can a phone app keep lung cancer patients moving during treatment?
NCT ID NCT07591376
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app that reminds people to walk several times a day. It was designed to help lung cancer patients stay active during radiotherapy. Thirty healthy volunteers downloaded the app and rated how easy it was to use. The goal was to see if the app is user-friendly before testing it in actual patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- reminder app (mobile application)
- What this could lead to
- If the app is found easy to use, it could be tested in lung cancer patients to help them stay active during radiotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pre-study in 30 healthy people, not patients. The app may not work as well in patients who are tired or unwell.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Possession of and ability to use a smart phone plus a step counter 2. Age ≥18 years 3. Written informed consent 4. Capacity of the participant to consent Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Expected non-compliance
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Oncology Vejle Hospital, University Hospital of Southern Denmark
Vejle, 7100, Denmark
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Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Luebeck
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23562, Germany
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