Clinical trial · Interventional
Post-Operative Gynecological Oncology App Study
Post-Op Gynecological Oncology Web-Based App Study
- 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)
Purpose: The purpose of this study will be to test the use of a web-based mobile application (app) initiated at the time of hospital discharge to engage and monitor patients in order to efficiently deliver better outcomes. The mobile app will be used to remind patients of discharge instructions, assess adherence treatment regimens, and evaluate symptoms. Rationale: Approximately 60% of patients with ovarian cancer have advanced stage disease at diagnosis, and thus aggressive surgical procedures are often medically necessary. Recent evidence suggests that nearly one in five patients hospitalized for ovarian cancer surgery will be readmitted within 30 days of discharge. Patients readmitted within 30 days have a 50% increase in one-year mortality rates and significantly increased costs of care. In addition, many of the conditions and complications that led to readmission could potentially have been avoided with more intensive post-surgical follow-up care. Mobile health technologies can effectively and efficiently connect patients with their healthcare team and have been shown to improve treatment adherence and reduce avoidable ER visits and hospitalizations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genital Neoplasm, Female | Female Reproductive System Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Alerts | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Discharge instructions reminders | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Prompts to report symptoms via the web-enabled app | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- App Notifications
- description
- The web-based app will be used to remind patients of discharge instructions, ask questions related to current prescription pain medication use, new symptoms, or changes in the severity of symptoms. Patients will receive reminders via text or email to use the app. Daily reminders will be sent in Week 1, every other day in Week 2, and once per week for Weeks 3-4. All participants will be followed for a minimum of 30 days and will be asked to complete a baseline survey at enrollment and a follow-up survey scheduled 30 days after hospital discharge.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Discharge instructions reminders
- Behavioral: Prompts to report symptoms via the web-enabled app
- Behavioral: Clinical Alerts
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Usual Care
- description
- Patients will have access to the web-based app, but will not receive reminders to use it. All participants will be followed for a minimum of 30 days and will be asked to complete a baseline survey at enrollment and a follow-up survey scheduled 30 days after hospital discharge.
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Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult female patients (age≥18) 2. Diagnosed (or suspected) of ovarian, fallopian, or primary peritoneal cancer (any stage) 3. Scheduled for open abdominal surgery for cancer diagnosis and/or staging during recruitment period 4. Have a mobile device with a data plan or a home computer with Internet 5. Have a valid email address 6. Willing to complete brief symptom reports on the app in the 30 days following hospital discharge Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to communicate in English 2. A concomitant diagnosis of endometrial or breast cancer 3. Did not have open abdominal surgery for a hysterectomy
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