Clinical trial · Interventional
Using an APP in Post Oral Cancer Surgery to Affect Patients' Needs and Quality of Life.
- 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 study aimed to explore using an APP in post oral cancer surgery to affect patients' needs and quality of life. Methods Quasi-experimental Research Design used purposeful sampling from January 1 to December 31 of the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital oral maxillofacial surgery ward and the otolaryngology ward requirement met post-treatment oral cancer patients who agreed to participate. Self-administered structured questionnaires, including basic personal information, cancer needs table short version (CNQ-SF), head and neck cancer quality of life scale (EORTC QLQ-H\&N35), were used to collect information. Results were statistically analyzed to understand the distribution of variables and their relationships. Scientific or Clinical Implication of the Expected Results Using an APP intervention in post-operative patients with oral cancer may be the better way to promote health and enhance one's quality of life.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Cancer | Malignant Lip and Oral Cavity Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile health application (APP) | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Routine health care and instruction | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group
- description
- Patients in the experimental group were individually assessed by a mobile health application (APP).
- interventionNames
- Device: Mobile health application (APP)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- Patients in the control group were individually assessed by a traditional routine health care and instruction.
- interventionNames
- Other: Routine health care and instruction
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Changes of the subjects' quality of life
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 48 Years
- Maximum age
- 66 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients were diagnosed with oral cancer and were the first-time receiving oral cancer surgery within 1 week. * Conscious and able o communicate * Patients agreed to participate in this study and had a smart phone. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients without oral cancer * Patients with oral cancer but had received oral cancer surgery before 1 week or more. * Unconscious or unable to answer questions from questionnaire or APP * Patients with cognitive impairment, dementia o intellectual disability.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDWang TF, Huang RC, Yang SC, Chou C, Chen LC. Evaluating the Effects of a Mobile Health App on Reducing Patient Care Needs and Improving Quality of Life After Oral Cancer Surgery: Quasiexperimental Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2020 Jul 27;8(7):e18132. doi: 10.2196/18132. PMID 32716303