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WeCanManage. An mHealth Self-management Tool

WeCanManage: An mHealth Self-management Tool to Empower Survivors With Disabilities Due to Long-term Effects of Cancer and Its Treatment

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06185738
Enrollment
20
Registered
2023-12-29
Start date
2024-07-01
Completion date
2025-08-01
Last updated
2025-12-15

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

Conditions

Breast Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Sarcoma

Brief summary

Examine the Feasibility, Acceptability, User Satisfaction, and Response Patterns and Preliminary Efficacy on Targeted Patient Reported Outcomes. Using a pre-post, single arm feasibility design with cancer survivors with disabilities

Detailed description

Examine the Feasibility, Acceptability, User Satisfaction, and Response Patterns and Preliminary Efficacy on Targeted Patient Reported Outcomes. Using a pre-post, single arm feasibility design with cancer survivors with disabilities, we will collect data on the WeCanManage app delivered self-management intervention's feasibility, acceptability, user satisfaction as well as response patterns and preliminary efficacy on targeted patient reported outcomes.

Interventions

OTHERWCM app

WCM app evaluation at baseline, at completion of WCM program and 4 weeks after completion of WCM program, by completing PROMIS and Self Efficacy for managing disease scale questionnaires

Sponsors

Northwestern University
CollaboratorOTHER
Northeastern Illinois University
CollaboratorOTHER
University of Illinois at Chicago
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

All participants will have a data collection session by phone lasting about 60 minutes, and to complete a demographic and health questionnaire, that includes questions such as sex, age, race, ethnicity, marital status, cancer type, time since diagnosis, date of diagnosis, stage of illness, type of primary treatment, type of disability, current activity level, health conditions, annual income, educational history. WeCanManage (WCM) app orientation by Zoom lasting about 60 minutes. Participants will complete WCM app program, about 10 minutes per day for 30 days and up to 45 days. Data collection by phone lasting about 60 minutes after completion of WCM app program and 4 weeks after completion of WCM app program All participants will have an intervention of 4 modules (WeCanRelate, WeCanAdapt, WeCanBe, and WeCanSpeakUp) that are presented as series of micro-learning sessions

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Usability Testing of the WeCanManage High Fidelity Prototype * Age 18 or older * Diagnosis of breast cancer, head and neck cancer or sarcoma * Completion of active treatment * Self-identify as a person with a disability according to the Americans with Disabilities .Act and the American Community Survey 6-disability questions * Able to understand and communicate in English * Medically stable enough to participate in two data collection sessions totaling 2 hours Evaluation of the WeCanManage App * Age 18 or older * Diagnosis of breast cancer, head and neck cancer or sarcoma * Completion of primary (i.e. surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation); may still be under-going endocrine or hormone therapies * Self-identify as experiencing disabling after-effects of cancer and its treatment according to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the American Community Survey 6-disability questions * Able to read, understand and communicate in English * Ownership of a smartphone, tablet, or personal computer. * Internet access

Exclusion criteria

Usability Testing of the WeCanManage High Fidelity Prototype * No diagnosis of breast cancer, head and neck cancer or sarcoma * In active treatment * Does not self-identify as a person with a disability according to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the American Community Survey 6-disability questions * Not able to understand and communicate in English * Not medically stable enough to participate in two data collection sessions totaling 2 hours Evaluation of the WeCanManage App * Age 17 or younger * No diagnosis of breast cancer, head and neck cancer or sarcoma * In active treatment * Does not self-identify as experiencing long-term effects of cancer and its treatment according to the Americans with Disabilities Act and the American Community Survey 6-disability questions * Not able to read, understand, and communicate in English * Does not have access to internet enabled smartphone, tablet, or personal computer * Does not have access to the internet

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Feasibility of WCM app1 yearEvaluate recruitment capability by assessing response rate
Acceptability of WCM app1 yearNumber of participants that adhered to the intervention
Feasibility with WCM appBaselineMeasurement of PROMIS questionnaire, low score health good, high score health not good

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026