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Last refreshed on: 20 June 2023
Main ID:  NCT03367637
Date of registration: 05/12/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Public title: A Novel mHealth Approach to Assess and Manage Palliative Care Needs for Cancer Patients in Kigali
Scientific title: A Novel mHealth Approach to Assess and Manage Palliative Care Needs for Cancer Patients in Kigali
Date of first enrolment: January 1, 2018
Target sample size: 0
Recruitment status: Withdrawn
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03367637
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Rwanda
Contacts
Name:     Aparna Parikh, MD
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Affiliation:  Massachusetts General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- At least 18 years old;

- Diagnosed with advanced cancer and in moderate or severe pain, as defined by use of
World Health Organization (WHO) as requiring step 2 drugs (Tramadol or Codeine) or WHO
step 3 drugs (narcotics other than Codeine) to manage their pain.

- Eligible patients or their primary care giver must have a smartphone and/or have a
family member that lives at home with a smartphone; and

Exclusion Criteria:

- Projected life expectancy of <3 months at the time of enrollment, to be estimated by
their healthcare provider

- Patients enrolled in the smartphone application development phases (earlier than RCT)
of the study



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cancer Pain
Intervention(s)
Other: Smart Phone based symptom evaluation application
Other: Standard palliative care
Primary Outcome(s)
Difference in pain score as measured by the expanded African Palliative Care Outcomes Scale (APCA POS) [Time Frame: 6 weeks, 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Difference in other symptoms and quality of life (QOL) scores from the remaining portion of the expanded APCA POS individually and as composite score. [Time Frame: 6 weeks, 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2017P002380
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Rwanda Palliative Care and Hospice Organization
King's College London
Cornell Tech
University of California, San Francisco
Ethics review
Results
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