Monitoring vital data by smartwatches in patients with head and neck cancer – a feasibility study

Monitoring vital data by smartwatches in patients with head and neck cancer – a feasibility study - MOVE-1

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032658

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-11

Start date

2024-05-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with head and neck cancer wear a smartwatch for 7 days (24 h) and complete before and after questionnaires.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Sufficient knowledge of German - Patients with tumor disease in the oral, maxillofacial and cervical region under antineoplastic or palliative therapy (radiotherapy, surgery, chemotherapy or immunotherapy) or in follow-up care - Patient must be able to perform the tasks required in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Non-consenting patients - Failure to meet an inclusion criterion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Adherence to wear a smartwatch for one week (24/7) and extent of recording of target parameters. - evaluation of the data on the smartphone - following the specified wearing time	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
a) Frequency of use of the display function of the smartwatch to query the physical activity Physical activity (e.g., step count). -via log, recording every day of the week b) Amount and intensity of physical activity and time spent inactive. - evaluation of the data on the smartphone - following the specified wearing time c) subjective physical activity - Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale -once before the start of the three-wearing period d) Quality of life incl. symptom burden - Quality of life questionnaires of the EORTC: QLQ-C30 and QLQ - H&N43 - once after the wearing period	—

Measure

Time frame

a) Frequency of use of the display function of the smartwatch to query the physical activity Physical activity (e.g., step count). -via log, recording every day of the week b) Amount and intensity of physical activity and time spent inactive. - evaluation of the data on the smartphone - following the specified wearing time c) subjective physical activity - Saltin-Grimby Physical Activity Level Scale -once before the start of the three-wearing period d) Quality of life incl. symptom burden - Quality of life questionnaires of the EORTC: QLQ-C30 and QLQ - H&N43 - once after the wearing period

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSabine Felser

Universitätsmedizin Rostock

sabine.felser@med.uni-rostock.de+49 381 494-7395

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026