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Breast cancer aftercare and follow up and program

Breast cancer aftercare and follow up and program - BETTER-CARE

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00028840
Enrollment
1140
Registered
2022-04-21
Start date
2023-03-14
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Quality of life and treatment consequences after breast cancer C50

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention • Use of digital applications and intersectoral and multidisciplinary networking of healthcare providers • Regular assessment of patient needs • Use of aftercare passport and ele

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: End of curative primary treatment; consent to participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: metastatic breast carcinoma (palliative therapy approach); lack of digital infrastructure; participation in another structured follow-up program with an intervention via digital application

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life: Registration of change in health-related disease-specific quality of life measured by standardized questionnaires: EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23. Data is collected at 12 months after inclusion. Objectives of the pilot study are feasibility of recruitment, comprehensiveness and completion of data collection and acceptability of intervention assessed by questionnaire and qualitative interview.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Identification of treatment adherence; treatment consequences (e.g., fatigue, neurotoxicity, cardiotoxicity); psychological comorbidities (e.g., anxiety, depression, cognitive impairment); follow-up standards according to guideline; participation in work life and activities of daily living; rehospitalization; progression free survival; patient satisfaction; follow-up costs in the first year (health economic evaluation).

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAchim Wöckel

Universitätsklinikum Würzburg Frauenklinik und Poliklinik

better-care@ukw.de+49 (0)931 / 201 25251

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026