Clinical trial · Interventional
Virtual Trial to Compare Two Digital Therapeutics as Interventions for Physical and Mental Health in People With Cancer
Two-arm, Double-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare Efficacy of Two Digital Software Medical Devices as Interventions for Physical and Mental Health in Patients With Stage I-III Cancer
- 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 is a 2-arm randomized controlled study comparing how effective two therapeutic digital software devices are at improving anxiety and other indicators of psychological and physical health in patients with cancer. The study will be completely virtual, meaning participants can take part completely from home without visiting a clinic or study site. The digital software devices, called called attune™ and cerena™, are designed to be used for approximately 12 weeks alongside oncology usual care regimens (medical, psychosocial). The study will enroll at least 352 stage I-III cancer patients with elevated anxiety symptoms who are currently receiving systemic treatment (radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy), have received systemic treatment within the last 6 months, or who have an established treatment plan that includes systemic treatment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer | Malignant Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Device: Attune™ | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Device: Cerena™ | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Attune™
- description
- Attune™ is a completely digital therapeutic intervention.
- interventionNames
- Device: Device: Attune™
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Cerena™
- description
- Cerena™ is a completely digital therapeutic intervention.
- interventionNames
- Device: Device: Cerena™
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Symptoms of anxiety
- timeFrame
- Baseline up to week 12
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Stage I-III cancer diagnosis * Currently in active systemic treatment of chemotherapy, radiation or immunotherapy, have completed systemic treatment within the past 6 months, or have a treatment plan including planned systemic treatment. * Are experiencing at least moderate anxiety * 18 years of age or older * Are fluent in English * Have access to a smartphone (a mobile phone that performs many of the functions of a computer, typically having a touchscreen interface, internet access, and an operating system capable of running downloaded applications) or tablet that runs iOS or Android software, with cellular data service or wifi access. * Willing to download software onto smartphone or tablet from Apple store or Android store Exclusion Criteria: * Systemic treatment plan includes only endocrine therapy. * Treatment plan includes stem cell/bone marrow transplant. * Currently participating in any other investigative CBT trial for treatment of anxiety or depression. * Participant is unable to complete training, has cognitive deficits, more severe psychiatric conditions, lack of access to internet accessible device or psycho-social conditions (e.g., other social conditions, that would interfere with adherence to self-directed care), such that in investigator's opinion the participant would be unable to complete the study * Recently completed use of Blue Note Therapeutics Covid Cancer Care Program or other Blue Note Therapeutics device or Blue Note Therapeutics-sponsored study * Are experiencing severe levels of depression OR indicate suicidal risk (measured by surveys during screening for the study) * Are experiencing anxiety below the required level (measured by a survey during screening for the study) * Cancer diagnosis is melanoma, multiple myeloma, unstaged cancer.
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDTaub CJ, Zion SR, Ream M, Ramiller A, Heathcote LC, Eich G, Mendelsohn M, Birckbichler J, Ganz PA, Cella D, Penedo FJ, Antoni M, Shumay DM. Cognitive behavioral digital therapeutic effects on distress and quality of life in patients with cancer: National randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2024 Nov;92(11):727-741. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000911. PMID 39621368
- DERIVEDZion SR, Taub CJ, Heathcote LC, Ramiller A, Tinianov S, McKinley M, Eich G, Penedo FJ, Ganz PA, Antoni M, Shumay DM. Effects of a Cognitive Behavioral Digital Therapeutic on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Patients With Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 Dec;19(12):1179-1189. doi: 10.1200/OP.23.00210. Epub 2023 Oct 20. PMID 37862670