Can a smartphone app ease the burden of advanced lung cancer?
NCT ID NCT06427954
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile app called THRIVE can help people with newly diagnosed advanced lung cancer feel better day-to-day. Researchers will compare quality of life, physical and emotional symptoms, and coping skills between app users and those receiving usual care. The goal is to see if a simple digital tool can make a real difference in managing life with advanced cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- THRIVE digital health application
- What this could lead to
- If effective, the app could offer a simple, scalable way to help people with advanced lung cancer feel better and manage symptoms at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a treatment for the cancer itself. Results depend on how consistently participants use the app, and benefits may vary.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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: * Adults (greater than or equal to 18 years) * Diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is not being treated with curative intent or extensive stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) within the past 12 weeks. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) = 0-2 (i.e., fully active to at least ambulatory and up and about more than 50% of waking hours). * Sufficient English proficiency to utilize THRIVE in English (Note: patients can complete outcome measures in Spanish if preferred). Exclusion Criteria: * Significant uncontrolled psychiatric disorder (e.g., psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, major depression) or other co-morbid disease (e.g., dementia, cognitive impairment), which the treating oncology clinician reports would prohibit the ability to participate in study procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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University of California Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90024, United States
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Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Health Care
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90073, United States
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