Can an iPhone app keep cancer patients safer during chemo?
NCT ID NCT06106360
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy can use an iPhone app and Apple Watch to report symptoms from home. Researchers will enroll 100 adults with solid tumors or blood cancers to see if they can consistently use the technology. The goal is to learn if remote monitoring is practical and how often patients should be asked about their symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Locus Health iPhone App and Apple Watch
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote monitoring is feasible for cancer patients, potentially leading to better symptom management and reduced hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. It focuses on feasibility, not on improving health outcomes directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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
Patients with a wide range of solid tumor and malignant hematology malignancies will be enrolled
- 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: * Planned to be treated with a new cytotoxic chemotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy regimen for a solid tumor or malignant hematology condition for at least 4 months * ECOG performance status of 0-2 * Age of 18 or older patient with any solid tumor or hematologic malignancy * English or Spanish speaker * Own an Apple iPhone * Capacity and willingness to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing concurrent radiation since they will be seen on a daily basis by clinic care teams and are not likely to benefit from active remote patient monitoring * Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol, including wearing the Apple Watch (including recharging daily) and answering queries on the Locus Health iPhone application per the protocol and study group cadence * Any condition for which in the Investigator's opinion would limit compliance with study requirements
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inova Schar Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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