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The Nausea Care App in patients receiving chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The Nausea Care App in patients receiving chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial - Nausea Care App study

Status
Unknown
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON43482
Enrollment
206
Registered
2016-03-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-23

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

Conditions

Patienten die chemotherapie krijgen voor mamma-, ovarium-, hodgkin-, non-hodgkin Nausea vomiting

Interventions

The control group will receive standard verbal and written information about the anti-emetica schedule. The intervention group will use the NCA an application, developed for smart-phone-using oncol

Sponsors

Oncologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Adulta (18+) - Diagnosed with oncologic disease - Precription with AC, TAC, R-CHOP, ABVD, Taxol/Carboplatin - Able to read and speake Dutch - Own a smartphone (Iphone, Android) - Capable to give written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Patient who received chemotherapy prior to study participation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The main study parameter include differences between NCAG and CG, regarding: Chemotherapy induced nausea measured as a patient reported visual analoge scale (VAS) and defined as a VAS equal or above 5 mm.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
- Number of days including occurence of nausea. - Number of days including occurrence of vomiting - Number of days including usage of escape medication - QoL-scores Numbers and percentages of NCAG who: - find the NCA easy to download - find the instructions clearly described - received information as requested - find the NCA useful as a reminder for taking anti-emetics - would recommend the NCA to other patients Contacting the ward by NCAG and CG: - number of days including extra visits - number of days including extra phone calls

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)