Post-Operative Gynecological Oncology App Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Genital Neoplasm, Female
In brief
Purpose: The purpose of this study will be to test the use of a web-based mobile application (app) initiated at the time of hospital discharge to engage and monitor patients in order to efficiently deliver better outcomes. The mobile app will be used to remind patients of discharge instructions, assess adherence treatment regimens, and evaluate symptoms. Rationale: Approximately 60% of patients with ovarian cancer have advanced stage disease at diagnosis, and thus aggressive surgical procedures are often medically necessary. Recent evidence suggests that nearly one in five patients hospitalized for ovarian cancer surgery will be readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Patients readmitted within 30 days have a 50% increase in one-year mortality rates and significantly increased costs of care. In addition, many of the conditions and complications that led to readmission could potentially have been avoided with more intensive post-surgical follow-up care. Mobile health technologies can effectively and efficiently connect patients with their healthcare team and have been shown to improve treatment adherence and reduce avoidable ER visits and hospitalizations.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02932098
- Run by
- University of Tennessee
- People needed
- 22
- Starts
- 2016-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-06-26
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adult female patients (age≥18)
- Diagnosed (or suspected) of ovarian, fallopian, or primary peritoneal cancer (any stage)
- Scheduled for open abdominal surgery for cancer diagnosis and/or staging during recruitment period
- Have a mobile device with a data plan or a home computer with Internet
- Have a valid email address
- Willing to complete brief symptom reports on the app in the 30 days following hospital discharge
You may not qualify if…
- Unable to communicate in English
- A concomitant diagnosis of endometrial or breast cancer
- Did not have open abdominal surgery for a hysterectomy
Where it is running
- West Cancer Center, DESOTO, 7668 Airways Blvd. — Southaven, Mississippi, United States
- West Cancer Center, MIDTOWN, 1588 Union Ave. — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
- West Cancer Center, EAST MEMPHIS, 7945 Wolf River Blvd — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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