Development of a cancer counseling app - implementation phase

Development of a cancer counseling app - implementation phase - Cancer counseling app - implementation phase

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034510

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-25

Start date

2024-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

C00-C97

Interventions

Group 1: Patients, relatives and counselors are asked for their assessment of the current state of development of the cancer counseling app. The app is assessed on the basis of mockups and MVPs, it is

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Cancer patients and relatives with sufficient knowledge of German - Counselors at the Psychosocial Cancer Counseling Center Freiburg

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of - Evaluation of the psycho-oncological content provided in the app - Need for change and suggestions regarding the psycho-oncological content of the app - Evaluation of technical aspects provided in the app - Need for change and suggestions regarding technical aspects of the app - Evaluation of ELSA aspects, in particular ethical and social aspects, which are taken into account in the app development - Need for change and suggestions for change with regard to ELSA aspects, in particular ethical and social aspects in app development - Acceptance//ex-ante effect (expected change in exposure) through app use (Ex-ante effects) - Patients/relatives: expected effects with regard to the ability to independently access quality-assured information about health and illness as well as social law aspects, quality of life and perceived stress - Counselors: expected effects with regard to flexibility in the organization of working hours, job satisfaction, fairness of care for those affected)	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessment of - Evaluation of the psycho-oncological content provided in the app - Need for change and suggestions regarding the psycho-oncological content of the app - Evaluation of technical aspects provided in the app - Need for change and suggestions regarding technical aspects of the app - Evaluation of ELSA aspects, in particular ethical and social aspects, which are taken into account in the app development - Need for change and suggestions for change with regard to ELSA aspects, in particular ethical and social aspects in app development - Acceptance//ex-ante effect (expected change in exposure) through app use (Ex-ante effects) - Patients/relatives: expected effects with regard to the ability to independently access quality-assured information about health and illness as well as social law aspects, quality of life and perceived stress - Counselors: expected effects with regard to flexibility in the organization of working hours, job satisfaction, fairness of care for those affected)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assessment of: - (patients:) gender, age, diagnosis, metastases, current treatment phase, previous treatment, planned treatment, date of initial diagnosis, previous use of psycho-oncological support - (Relatives:) Gender, age, relationship to affected person, diagnosis, metastases, current treatment phase, previous treatment, planned treatment, date of initial diagnosis, previous use of psycho-oncological support - (Counselors:) Age, gender, specialty, professional experience in the psychosocial cancer counseling center and overall	—

Measure

Time frame

Assessment of: - (patients:) gender, age, diagnosis, metastases, current treatment phase, previous treatment, planned treatment, date of initial diagnosis, previous use of psycho-oncological support - (Relatives:) Gender, age, relationship to affected person, diagnosis, metastases, current treatment phase, previous treatment, planned treatment, date of initial diagnosis, previous use of psycho-oncological support - (Counselors:) Age, gender, specialty, professional experience in the psychosocial cancer counseling center and overall

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlexander Wünsch

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

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

Outcome results

None listed

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