Randomized Trial of Mobile Application to Improve Health-Related Outcomes in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
Multi-site randomized trial of the THRIVE digital health application versus usual care to evaluate the effect of THRIVE on quality of life (QOL), physical and psychological symptoms, coping, and self-efficacy in 250 patients with newly diagnosed advanced lung cancer.
Description
Multi-site randomized controlled trial of the THRIVE digital health application versus usual care in 250 patients diagnosed with advanced lung cancer within the previous 12 weeks to examine the effect of the intervention on patient-reported QOL, physical symptoms, anxiety and depression symptoms, coping, and self-efficacy. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 fashion and stratified by study site and lung cancer type to ensure a balanced representation of these factors between the two study groups. The study team will provide iPads to patients assigned to THRIVE and provide instructions on…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (greater than or equal to 18 years) * Diagnosed with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is not being treated with curative intent or extensive stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) within the past 12 weeks. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) = 0-2 (i.e., fully active to at least ambulatory and up and about more than 50% of waking hours). * Sufficient English proficiency to utilize THRIVE in English (Note: patients can complete outcome measures in Spanish if preferred). Exclusion Criteria: * Significant uncontrolled ps…
Interventions
- BehavioralDigital Health App
access to a digital health app
Locations (3)
- University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
- Veteran Affairs Greater Los Angeles Health CareLos Angeles, California
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts