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Development of a mobile app for cancer counseling centers - Exploration of attributes with participation of research partners

Development of a mobile app for cancer counseling centers - Exploration of attributes with participation of research partners - mobile app for cancer counseling centers

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00028886
Enrollment
10
Registered
2023-03-29
Start date
2023-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

C00-C97

Interventions

Group 1: After being informed about the study and giving their consent, cancer counselors, as well as cancer patients and dependents that are making use of the psycho-oncological cancer counseling cen

Sponsors

Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie und Tumorzentrum Freiburg - CCCF, Psychosoziale Krebsberatungsstelle
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sufficient knowledge of German, patient/relative/counselor in the cancer counseling center

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No consent, being emotionally agitated or highly distressed after counseling

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
In the course of the study the research partners will be asked to participate in one individual phone call, three workshops together with other patients, dependents and counselors of the psycho-oncological cancer-counseling center, as well as to conduct in two to three individual questionings. The latter will be conducted via video conference. The workshops will either take place online or on site at the psycho-social cancer counseling center in Freiburg. In total the research partners will participate on seven to eight occasions which concludes in a maximal time amount of 9 hours over a time span of 10 months. The appointments will be accompanied by employees of the University Hospital Freiburg, the Fraunhofer ISI Karlsruhe and/or the University Heilbronn. 1. Point of data collection (2023/ February till March: sociodemographic and if applicable disease related data, introduction of the project and opening questions: wishes, and needs, concerns and difficulties of the research partners regarding the app, evaluation of presented app content development (e.g. texts, phrasing), research partners suggestions for improvement (telephone interview, ca. 60 minutes) 2. Point of data collection (one to two appointments between March and October 2023): questions, opinions and suggestions for improvement regarding the technical development (e.g. app operation) (survey with qualitative interviews via video, ca. 10 to 30 minutes per appointment) 3. Point of data collection (2023/ June): evaluation of the technical development and the lay-scientists suggestions for improvement, ethical aspects (accessibility of the app for different demographic groups, conveyed implicit values, effects on the client-counselor-relationship) (workshop via video/ on site with qualitative interviews, ca. 2h) 4. Point of data collection (2023/ Beginning till end of September): Contribution of the app to the achievement of overall objectives of the health system (ZEIG-Tool) (Online-survey, that wi

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Socio-demographic, if applicable clinically relevant data (first point of data collection, qualitative interviews) • Patients: sex, age, diagnose, date of the first diagnosis, metastasis, current treatment phase, prior treatment, planned treatment, reasons for former use of psycho-oncological support, distance of the home adress from the cancer counseling center, social environment • Dependents: sex, age, relationship to the person affected, diagnose, date of the first diagnosis, metastases, current treatment phase, prior treatment, planned treatment, reasons for former use of psycho-oncological support, distance of the home adress from the cancer counseling center, social environment • Counselors: sex, age, subject area, work experience in cancer counseling and in general Exploratory: relationship between socio-demographic/disease related data and statements concerning the scientific questions

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlexander Wünsch

Klinik für Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

alexander.wuensch@insel.ch+49 761 270 68060

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026