Assessing the Time Demands of Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
A total of 80 individuals receiving treatment for metastatic breast or advanced stage ovarian cancer will be asked to complete a baseline survey and install the mobile app on their smartphone; carry the smartphone for 28 consecutive days while outside the home; keep smartphone location and motion services active; confirm and correct (if needed) smartphone-detected activities and trips; use the app interface to provide additional information on activities and trips related to cancer treatment tasks; complete daily surveys regarding well-being; and at the end of the 28 day period, complete an online survey.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Study cohort Individuals receiving treatment for metastatic breast cancer or advanced stage ovarian cancer, will complete a baseline survey, install a mobile app on their smartphone to track daily activities, short daily surveys, and a study end survey |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Activity and trip types [28 days]
Using the mobile app smartphone collected data, compute number of different activity or trip types.
- Activity length [28 days]
Using the mobile app smartphone collected data, compute the number of minutes per day spent on different activities.
- Activity reoccurrence [28 days]
Using the mobile app smartphone collected data, compute separate activity episodes and frequency per week.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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18 years of age or older
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Diagnosed with advanced stage (III, IV) ovarian (ovarian, fallopian tube or prmary peritoneal) or metastatic breast cancer [do not need to be newly diagnosed]
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Currently receiving any type of therapy for their cancer [can be front-line, maintenance therapy, or treatment for recurrence]
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Able to complete study tasks in English
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Able to provide voluntary informed consent
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Own an Android or iOS smartphone on which the operating system is version 9.0 or higher for Android or 10.0 higher for iOS; or willing to use a researcher-provided smartphone
Exclusion Criteria:
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Those who are currently incarcerated
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Have opted out of research contact
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | University of Alabama | Birmingham | Alabama | United States | 35294 |
2 | Masonic Cancer Center - University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minnesota | United States | 55455 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Rachel Vogel, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2022LS100