Using an Apple Watch and iPhone to monitor chemo patients at home
Part of Blood & lymphatic, Cancer clinical trials.
This study tests whether using an Apple Watch and a health app on your iPhone can help monitor how you're doing during chemotherapy. Doctors want to see if tracking your health at home can catch problems early and keep you safer.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and have a solid tumor or blood cancer
- You are about to start a new chemotherapy or chemo-immunotherapy treatment that will last at least 4 months
- You are able to carry out your daily activities (fully active to needing some rest, but not bedridden)
- You speak English or Spanish
- You own an Apple iPhone and are willing to wear an Apple Watch (and charge it daily) and answer questions on a health app
- You are not currently getting radiation therapy
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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