Lifestyle and Empowerment Techniques in Survivorship of Gynecologic Oncology

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This pilot study is evaluating a new smartphone application named the LETSGO app. The LETSGO app is designed to promote empowerment in patients after treatment for gynecological cancer.

Detailed Description
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Gynecological cancer treatment is increasingly successful, resulting in a rising number of cancer survivors. Many gynecological cancer survivors may experience late side effects from their cancer treatment. In addition, evidence is accumulating that an active lifestyle may increase empowerment and may positively influence well-being after cancer treatment. Through the LETSGO smartphone app, women treated for gynecological cancer will get access to individualized posttreatment information on side effects as well as tailored physical activity advices in order to assume more responsibility for achieving the best outcomes from her care. The participants will also regularly answer patient reported outcomes regarding possible recurrence though the app. As a first step the smart-phone application will be pilot-tested.

Official Title
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Lifestyle and Empowerment Techniques in Survivorship of Gynecologic Oncology: Pilot Study

Conditions
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Gynecologic Cancer

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: LETSGO app


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients diagnosed and treated for gynecological cancer who will be followed up at the gynecological outpatient clinic in Kristiansand or Arendal No cognitive barriers. Exclusion Criteria: < 18 years Not able to read Norwegian

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Prospective cohort study with reference group.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>Alternating follow-up visits by nurse and doctor. In the nurse-led consultations, the patients will be introduced to the smartphone LETSGOapp with access to information on cancer treatment and side effects, physical activity advice. Two-monthly assessment of 12 symptoms that may represent relapse through the app.The patients will fill in an electronic questionnaire package at baseline, 3, and 6 months after treatment. | Device: LETSGO app<br>* LETSGO pilot test Group will test LETSGO app and partially nurseled follow-up<br>|
| No Intervention: Reference group<br>Regular hospital follow-up.The patients will fill in an electronic questionnaire package at baseline, 3, and 6 months after treatment. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Satisfaction with LETSGOapp | Evaluate satisfaction with app through patient interviews | 8 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recruitment rate | Evaluate the patient recruitment rate | 6 months | 
| Acceptability of goal setting | Evaluate acceptability of goalsetting through changes in Activity level | 8 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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empowerment, follow up, side effects, smartphone app, physical activity, patient reported outcomes