NCT Mobile - Smartphone-Based Video Consultations in Medical Oncology

Organizational Data

DRKS-ID:
DRKS00015788
Recruitment Status:
Recruiting complete, study complete
Date of registration in DRKS:
2018-10-26
Last update in DRKS:
2021-01-11
Registration type:
Retrospective

Acronym/abbreviation of the study

NCT-MOBILE

URL of the study

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Brief summary in lay language

The NCT-MOBILE trial will compare patient-physician consultations via a dedicated video consultation smartphone application with in-person office consultations in oncological patients.

Brief summary in scientific language

The NCT-MOBILE trial is a single center randomized open label clinical trial to evaluate feasibility of patient-physician video consultations in oncological outpatients with solid tumors. After initiation of a cancer specific therapy 66 patients will be randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, to receive video consultations via a dedicated smartphone application or in-person consultation at the outpatient clinic. Primary endpoint is the rate of successful patient-physician consultations at the first planned visit 2-14 days after initiation of a cancer specific therapy.

Health condition or problem studied

Free text:
solid malignant tumors (ICD-10 C00-C80)
ICD10:
C00-C75 - Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue
ICD10:
C76-C80 - Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary and unspecified sites
Healthy volunteers:
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Interventions, Observational Groups

Arm 1:
After initiation of a cancer specific therapy (oral or intravenous), patients receive a follow-up video call consultation within 2-14 days via a dedicated smartphone application (Focus Health, Minxli Ltd.). Up to 6 months after randomization patients can receive additional physician consultations within the NCT MOBILE trial. These consultation can be either in-person or via video call depending on the preferences of the patient and the treating physician.
Arm 2:
After initiation of a cancer specific therapy (oral or intravenous), patients receive a follow-up in-person consultation within 2-14 days at the outpatient clinic. Up to 6 months after randomization patients can receive additional physician consultations within the NCT MOBILE trial. These consultations have to be in-person at the outpatient clinic.

Endpoints

Primary outcome:
Feasibility (Rate of successful patient-physician consultations at first planned visit 2-14 days after initiation of a systemic cancer therapy)
Secondary outcome:
Time efficiency (for patient and physician) Patient satisfaction with physician-patient interaction; Patient overall satisfaction with video consultations

Study Design

Purpose:
Treatment
Allocation:
Randomized controlled study
Control:
  • Active control (effective treatment of control group)
Phase:
N/A
Study type:
Interventional
Mechanism of allocation concealment:
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Blinding:
No
Assignment:
Parallel
Sequence generation:
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Who is blinded:
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Recruitment

Recruitment Status:
Recruiting complete, study complete
Reason if recruiting stopped or withdrawn:
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Recruitment Locations

Recruitment countries:
  • Germany
Number of study centers:
Monocenter study
Recruitment location(s):
  • University medical center National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg Heidelberg

Recruitment period and number of participants

Planned study start date:
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Actual study start date:
2017-11-29
Planned study completion date:
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Actual Study Completion Date:
2020-04-10
Target Sample Size:
60
Final Sample Size:
65

Inclusion Criteria

Sex:
All
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
no maximum age
Additional Inclusion Criteria:
Patients: Outpatients with solid tumors (main diagnosis: C00-C80 ICD-10-GM); planned follow-up visit within 2-14 days; patient has a smartphone; written informed consent for study participation; patient agrees with terms and conditions of the "Focus Health" application (Minxli Ltd.); ECOG 0-2. Physicians: Medical oncologist of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, Germany; consent to participate; physician has a smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria

Age <18 years; not German speaking; severe visual or auditory impairment.

Addresses

Primary Sponsor

Address:
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
Im Neuenheimer Feld 460
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact per E-Mail:
Contact per E-Mail
URL:
https://www.nct-heidelberg.de/
Investigator Sponsored/Initiated Trial (IST/IIT):
Yes

Contact for Scientific Queries

Address:
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
Thomas Walle
Im Neuenheimer Feld 460
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Telephone:
004962215632846
Fax:
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Contact per E-Mail:
Contact per E-Mail
URL:
https://www.nct-heidelberg.de/

Contact for Public Queries

Address:
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
Thomas Walle
Im Neuenheimer Feld 460
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Telephone:
004962215632846
Fax:
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Contact per E-Mail:
Contact per E-Mail
URL:
https://www.nct-heidelberg.de/

Principal Investigator

Address:
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg
Thomas Walle
Im Neuenheimer Feld 460
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Telephone:
004962215632846
Fax:
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Contact per E-Mail:
Contact per E-Mail
URL:
https://www.nct-heidelberg.de/

Sources of Monetary or Material Support

Commercial (pharmaceutical industry, medical engineering industry, etc.)

Address:
Minxli Services UG
Prannerstrasse 10
80333 München
Germany
Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact per E-Mail:
Contact per E-Mail
URL:
https://minxli.com

Institutional budget, no external funding (budget of sponsor/PI)

Address:
National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg Department of Medical Oncology
Im Neuenheimer Feld 460
69120 Heidelberg
Germany
Telephone:
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Fax:
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Contact per E-Mail:
Contact per E-Mail
URL:
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Ethics Committee

Address Ethics Committee

Address:
Ethikkommission der Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg
Alte Glockengießerei 11/1
69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Telephone:
+49-6221-338220
Fax:
+49-6221-3382222
Contact per E-Mail:
Contact per E-Mail
URL:
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Vote of leading Ethics Committee

Vote of leading Ethics Committee
Date of ethics committee application:
2017-02-17
Ethics committee number:
S-090/2017
Vote of the Ethics Committee:
Approved
Date of the vote:
2017-03-27

Further identification numbers

Other primary registry ID:
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EudraCT Number:
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UTN (Universal Trial Number):
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EUDAMED Number:
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IPD - Individual Participant Data

Do you plan to make participant-related data (IPD) available to other researchers in an anonymized form?:
Yes
IPD Sharing Plan:
To provide individual anonymized patient data approval from the ethics committee I at Medical Faculty of Heidelberg University is mandatory: Ethics Commission I Alte Glockengießerei 11/1 69115 Heidelberg - Germany Tel.: 06221 562646-0 Fax: 06221 562648-0 ethikkommission-I@med.uni-heidelberg.de

Study protocol and other study documents

Study protocols:
Study Protocol
Study abstract:
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Other study documents:
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Background literature:
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Related DRKS studies:
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Publication of study results

Planned publication:
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Publikationen/Studienergebnisse:
publication of trial results in ESMO Open
Date of first publication of study results:
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DRKS entry published for the first time with results:
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Basic reporting

Basic Reporting / Results tables:
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Brief summary of results:
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