This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of an apple watch-based application to promote physical activity among bone marrow transplant (BMT) patients.
The research objective is to test the feasibility of using an Apple Watch-based system with the capacity to monitor BMT patients' physical activity and other patient reported outcomes at an ongoing basis within the inpatient BMT setting at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center (UKMCC). The central hypothesis in this project is that the Apple Watch-based system designed based on user-centered design principles and the proposed study method will yield high feasibility.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
21
This app sends reminders to patients, collect activity data from Apple Watch, and allow patients to submit symptoms.
A locked Apple Watch will be used to collect physical activity data from the Watch Only patients.
University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Feasibility - Recruitment
Recruitment rate: the percentage of eligible patients who are enrolled
Time frame: The day of recruitment
Feasibility - Study completion
Study completion rate - The percentage of enrolled patients who completed the study
Time frame: From enrollment to 30 day post transplant or at hospital discharge
Feasibility - Usability
A survey scale (User version - Mobile Application Rating Scale or uMARS) will be used to measure usability. uMARS scale score is calculated by averaging the likert scale answers, which range from 0 to 5. The uMARS score of 3.5 or higher is deemed to be acceptable usability.
Time frame: 30 day post transplant or at hospital discharge
Physical Activity
Steps
Time frame: 30 days post intervention or at hospital discharge
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