New app aims to tame chemo symptoms for breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07495358
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a smartphone-based system that gives personalized advice to breast cancer patients going through chemotherapy. The system uses a knowledge graph to combine medical guidelines and patient-reported symptoms. Thirty patients and their nurses will use the system to see if it is easy to use and helpful for managing side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Knowledge graph-based symptom management recommendation system (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give breast cancer patients a simple way to get personalized advice for managing chemotherapy side effects, potentially improving their daily comfort.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage usability study with only 30 people. It focuses on whether the system is easy to use, not on proving it improves health outcomes. The system may not work for everyone or may not reduce symptoms significantly.
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Study facts
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- 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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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18 to 80 years
- 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: * Aged 18 to 80 years * Pathologically confirmed breast cancer * Stage I-III breast cancer * Planning to initiate or currently receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy * Expected to continue chemotherapy during the study period and complete at least two treatment time points/cycles * Able and willing to provide informed consent * Able to complete basic smartphone operations and system tasks independently or with guidance from the research staff Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent or metastatic breast cancer (stage IV) * Significant cognitive impairment or communication barriers that preclude informed consent or completion of study procedures * Severe psychiatric disorders or unstable psychiatric symptoms that may interfere with study participation * Considered unsuitable for participation by the clinical or research team because of unstable medical condition or need for acute management
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