Abstract
To evaluate the impact of a mobile phone-based, remote monitoring, advanced symptom management system (ASyMS(A (c))) on the incidence, severity and distress of six chemotherapy-related symptoms (nausea, vomiting, fatigue, mucositis, hand-foot syndrome and diarrhoea) in patients with lung, breast or colorectal cancer.
A two group (intervention and control) by five time points (baseline, pre-cycle 2, pre-cycle 3, pre-cycle 4 and pre-cycle 5) randomised controlled trial.
Seven clinical sites in the UK; five specialist cancer centres and two local district hospitals.
One hundred and twelve people with breast, lung or colorectal cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy.
A mobile phone-based, remote monitoring, advanced symptom management system (ASyMS(A (c))).
Chemotherapy-related morbidity of six common chemotherapy-related symptoms (nausea, vomiting, fatigue, mucositis, hand-foot syndrome and diarrhoea).
There were significantly higher reports of fatigue in the control group compared to the intervention group (odds ratio = 2.29, 95%CI = 1.04 to 5.05, P = 0.040) and reports of hand-foot syndrome were on average lower in the control group (odds ratio control/intervention = 0.39, 95%CI = 0.17 to 0.92, P = 0.031).
The study demonstrates that ASyMS(A (c)) can support the management of symptoms in patients with lung, breast and colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 437-444 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Supportive Care in Cancer |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Chemotherapy
- Symptoms
- Technology
- Assessment
