New app aims to help cancer patients spot medication dangers at home
NCT ID NCT07291414
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether an online self-monitoring platform helps patients with lung, colorectal, breast, or prostate cancer track medication safety events and concerns while taking oral anticancer drugs at home. Eighty adult patients currently on active cancer treatment will use the platform to log symptoms and issues, and researchers will measure usability, engagement, and health outcomes like emergency visits. The goal is to see if this tool can empower patients to become more vigilant about their medication safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- self-monitoring platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple tool for cancer patients to better track medication side effects and communicate with their care team, potentially reducing emergency visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on usability and feasibility, not on proving health outcomes. The platform may not be widely adopted or show clear benefits.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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: * Participants are adult patients (aged 18 years or older) * Diagnosed with lung, colorectal, breast, or prostate cancer * Are currently receiving active cancer treatments * Are self-managing one or more prescribed cancer medications * Participants must have access to technology devices (smartphone, tablet, computer) to track their experiences or concerns about medication safety events, or their family members can help them access technology devices to track the events or concerns * Speaks and reads English or has a support person (family member or friend) who can assist Exclusion Criteria: * Can't access technology or do not use technology * Do not have access to the internet * Do not speak or read English * Not permitted to participate by their health care providers
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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