A Pilot Prospective Clinical Trial Using Remote Monitoring for Cancer Patients Undergoing Outpatient Chemotherapy

Inova Health Care Services100 enrolled

Overview

A pilot study using remote monitoring technology developed by Locus Health in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment.

Modern-day wearable devices, such as Apple Watches or Fitbits, are widely available, non-invasive, and can provide continuous vital sign monitoring for the early detection of potential health complications. Early detection of things such as fever or increased heart rate can alert patients to seek medical attention sooner and therefore have the potential to improve patient outcomes and decrease healthcare costs. To further investigate the feasibility of using remote patient monitoring ( RPM)to prospectively monitor patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy for chemotherapy related toxicities, defined as follows: (1) patients answer queries through the Locus Health iPhone app at least 70% of the time; (2) patients report that the Locus Health iPhone app and the Apple Watch were 'easy to use,' defined as an average score of 7 or higher on the first two questions of the post-intervention questionnaire, and (3) fewer than 10% of patients withdraw from the study.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Solid Tumor Hematological Malignancy

Interventions

Locus Health iPhone AppDEVICE

In this pilot study patients are enrolled into three (3) different groups which will vary by the frequency of the queries being sent to the patients during their chemotherapy cycle. The patients will be separated into three groups of 33-34 patients each. Each group will have a different frequency of symptom questions sent to them via the Locus Health iPhone App to determine patient fatigue and the compliance impact of different query cadences. Patients will be assigned to these 3 groups sequentially since the platform could not assign patients to these three cohorts in a random manner.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Planned to be treated with a new cytotoxic chemotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy regimen for a solid tumor or malignant hematology condition for at least 4 months * ECOG performance status of 0-2 * Age of 18 or older patient with any solid tumor or hematologic malignancy * English or Spanish speaker * Own an Apple iPhone * Capacity and willingness to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing concurrent radiation since they will be seen on a daily basis by clinic care teams and are not likely to benefit from active remote patient monitoring * Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the protocol, including wearing the Apple Watch (including recharging daily) and answering queries on the Locus Health iPhone application per the protocol and study group cadence * Any condition for which in the Investigator's opinion would limit compliance with study requirements

Locations (1)

Inova Schar Cancer Institute

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The Use of Locus Heath iPhone App and the Apple Watch by Participants Undergoing Outpatient Chemotherapy.

The feasibility is determined when 80% of the patients wear the watch at least 70% of the time during waking hours.

Time frame: 120 days or until the chemotherapy regimen has stopped, whichever is sooner

Central Contacts

Elahe Mollapour

CONTACT

(571) 472-4724 elahe.mollapour@inova.org

Keary Jane't

CONTACT

Keary.Janet@inova.org

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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