Can a smartwatch replace doctor visits for cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT05018208
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a wearable device and smartphone app can monitor cancer patients' vital signs and symptoms as well as standard in-clinic checks. About 100 patients with various cancers participated, either after CAR-T cell therapy or during radiation treatment. The goal was to see if remote monitoring could detect problems like cytokine release syndrome or neurotoxicity, and to understand how often false alerts occur.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Wearable device and smartphone app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote monitoring is a reliable way to track cancer patients' health from home, potentially reducing hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study focused on feasibility and accuracy, not on improving outcomes. The technology may not work as well as in-person assessments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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 undergoing standard of care CAR-T cell therapy in the outpatient setting at Mayo Clinic. Patients undergoing standard of care radiation for (1) head and neck, (2) lung, or (3) gastrointestinal malignancies.
- 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: * ARM 1: Age \>= 18 years * ARM 1: Provide written informed consent * ARM 1: Patients undergoing commercial CAR-T cell therapy in an outpatient setting * ARM 2: Age \>= 18 years * ARM 2: Provide written informed consent * ARM 2: Patients with a plan to undergo radiation therapy for lung, gastrointestinal, or head and neck cancer Exclusion Criteria: * ARM 1: Non-English speaking * ARM 1: Planned initiation of lymphodepleting chemotherapy in the inpatient setting * ARM 2: Non-English speaking
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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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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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