Clinical trial · Interventional
Telehealth in Improving Quality of Life in Patients During Post Radiation Therapy Visits
TELEPORT STUDY: A Pilot Feasibility Trial Examining The Use of Telehealth in Post Radiation Therapy Visits
NCT02751580CI-TRIAL-00089788completedN/AResults postedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This pilot clinical trial studies how well telehealth works in patients during post radiation therapy visits. A telehealth virtual office visit can be performed from the patient's home or workplace, decreasing time spent traveling to visit site, time spent in waiting room, and cost to patient. Studying telehealth may improve quality of life in patients during post radiation therapy visit.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Neoplasm | Malignant Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telemedicine | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Health services research (telehealth)
- description
- Patients undergo their first post-treatment visit as a virtual telehealth visit using the JeffConnect application downloaded onto their electronic device.
- interventionNames
- Other: Telemedicine
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Feasibility of Conducting a Future Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Telehealth and in Person Visits (i.e., Rate of Accrual)
- timeFrame
- 24 months from first patient enrolled
- description
- The number of patients accrued each month will be analyzed via Poisson regression. The mean (monthly rate) will be estimated and tested against the null value of 4 patients per month using a 1-sided test with alpha 0.05. The proportion of enrolled subjects who are lost to follow-up will also be summarized.
Secondary outcomes (7)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients currently undergoing or planned to start radiation treatment with curative, adjuvant or palliative intent * Karnofsky performance status (KPS) score \>= 60 * Patients must be capable to read and speak English and provide study specific informed consent prior to study entry * Patients must have access to a computer or smartphone and internet connection at home on which they would be willing to do a telehealth study * Pennsylvania or New Jersey residents \*Telehealth visits for New Jersey residents will only be performed by physicians with a current medical license issued by the state of New Jersey. Exclusion Criteria: * KPS \< 60% * No access to a computer, smartphone or internet * Unable to read and/or speak English * Decisionally impaired patients * Patients not residing in Pennsylvania or New Jersey
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