Can a smartwatch help track cancer symptoms? small study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07541365
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 05, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing whether people in early-phase cancer trials will consistently wear a smartwatch and complete weekly symptom surveys on a phone app. Thirty participants will use the devices for 4 weeks. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and acceptable, not to treat cancer. Results could help design future studies that use digital tools to monitor patients more closely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that wearable sensors and symptom apps are practical tools for monitoring patients in early cancer trials, paving the way for larger studies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (30 people) with no treatment being tested. It only looks at whether people will use the devices, not whether they improve health outcomes.
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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 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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: * Age ≥18 years at the time of enrollment * Access to a mobile phone running iOS (X or more recent) or Android 14 (or more recent) * Ability to connect their mobile phone with their existing or provided smartwatch * Ability to read and understand English * Referred to the Novel Therapeutics Clinic and enrolled in an early-phase clinical trial * Ability to demonstrate the use of a mobile device and application for electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) completion * Willingness to wear an actigraphy device for 4 weeks, at least 12 hours per day over four weeks. * Ability to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Upper limb amputation, extensive tattoos, or lymphedema that may interfere with actigraphy data collection.
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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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Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Taussig Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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