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Mobile ApplicationsNCT06860425

Use of a Comprehensive, Mobile Application to Assist Cancer Patients With Diet, Nutrition and Activity

A study testing RestoreMe in people with Mobile Applications and Cancer Patients, run by Montefiore Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

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Trial summary

The overarching purpose of this study is to assess whether patients will use the app throughout treatment on a regular basis, as the ultimate goal is to provide an educational platform that can impact patient behaviors and understanding towards health. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Mobile Applications, Cancer Patients
What is being tested?
RestoreMe
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
28 Feb 2023to Mar 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Diagnosis of invasive malignancy of the brain, head and neck region, lung, breast (DCIS and invasive disease allowed), prostate, gastrointestinal system or gynecological region
  • Planned to receive, or have received, radiation therapy treatment with curative intent
  • Note: Patients undergoing systemic therapy are eligible
  • Note: Any dose/fractionation of curative-intent radiation therapy is eligible
  • Patients must have a smartphone or other device with the ability to receive text messages, download and use mobile applications
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
  • Ability to read and write in English
  • Provide written informed consent to participate in the study o NOTE: Patients enrolled on another clinical trial are eligible

Who cannot join

  • Metastatic cancer
  • Undergoing treatment with palliative intent
  • Poorly controlled diabetes (defined as fasting glucose level > 200 mg/dL despite attempts to improve glucose control by fasting duration and adjustment of medications)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Any medical condition requiring fluid restriction or nutrient restrictions

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

United States1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center

    The Bronx, New York, 10461

    Rafi Kabarriti, MD, 914-629-7743, rkabarri@montefiore.org

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About this study

The overarching purpose of this study is to assess whether patients will use the app throughout treatment on a regular basis, as the ultimate goal is to provide an educational platform that can impact patient behaviors and understanding towards health.

Read the detailed description

In the last decade, smartphones have become an essential part of society with the mobile application market offering services across all aspects of life, including healthcare. Mobile health care apps have developed a field of their own termed "mobile health" or m-health with apps available to help patients do everything from managing symptoms and tracking medications to improving treatment compliance.

Apps have been developed specifically tailored for oncology patients. One randomized controlled trial provided oncology patients receiving palliative care with a mobile application that used artificial intelligence (AI) to regularly monitor and manage pain between clinic visits. Results showed that the app was an effective tool to manage pain. Patients who used the app reported an overall decrease in pain severity and experienced fewer inpatient hospitalizations due to cancer-related pain compared with patients who did not use the app. M-health applications are well utilized in low-income populations and among both English and Spanish speakers.

Despite the exciting potential m-Health offers for providers and patients, it also presents challenges. One systematic review identified barriers to adoption of m-health apps by health care professionals including difficult user experience (i.e., users found the app difficult to use and navigate), design and technical issues, security concerns, and perceived usefulness. Therefore, when designing an m-Health app, care must be taken to ensure that it is functional, easy to use, and provides patients and providers with valuable information in order to ensure that users will engage with the app. M-health apps should also be designed to supplement information exchanged during clinical encounters, fill in gaps in clinical workflow, and be appropriate for the target patient population.

Low socioeconomic status is associated with increased disease prevalence and low quality of life after diagnosis. Bronx county, New York, which is coterminous with the New York City borough of The Bronx, is an urban, medically underserved and economically depressed area, which is associated with an elevated relative rate of chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Over 70% of patients served by the Montefiore-Einstein Cancer Center (MECC) live beneath the poverty line suggesting that the patient population served by MECC is at risk for poor nutrition status.

With the goal of improving availability of evidence-based nutritional information to MECC patients, both in the active-treatment and survivorship settings, the study team has developed "RestoreMe," an easy-to-use mobile device application that provides nutrition education, personalized recommendations, recipes, exercises and more. RestoreMe also allows cancer patients and providers an easy-to-use resource with which to communicate directly with one another, which may increase patient engagement and compliance with their overall care.

In this study, the study team will investigate the regularity of app use by patients and which functions of the app are used effectively and most often. Usage trends specific to particular patient subgroups will also be evaluated. The results of this feasibility study will inform a future prospective interventional study using the RestoreMe app.

Being tested
RestoreMe
Keywords
Diet, Nutrition, Activity
Medical subject headings
Motor Activity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • RestoreMeOther

    Comprehensive mobile device application

Study groups in NCT06860425
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Active TreatmentOther25 patients who prior to initiation of curative treatment.
Receives: Other: RestoreMe
Follow-up/Survivorship CareOther25 patients who are in post-radiation therapy follow-up/survivorship care after completing definitive treatment.
Receives: Other: RestoreMe

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Patient Satisfaction

    Patient satisfaction with the RestoreMe app will be measured using the Technology Acceptability Survey (TAS). The TAS consists of 10 questions including 7 quantitative items which will be used to assess Patient Satisfaction for the purposes of the study. Each of the 7 quantitative items on the survey represent a unique satisfaction parameter and are scored on a 5-point ordinal scale ranging from 1-5. Lower scores for an item correlate with increased satisfaction with the specific parameter and higher scores for an item correlate with decreased satisfaction for the specific parameter, yielding an overall possible scoring range of 7-35. Group scores will be summarized using basic descriptive statistics.

    Measured: Upon completion of treatment regimen or up to 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

Secondary outcomes (10)
  1. Frequency of Dailly Engagement - Patients

    Frequency of patient engagement will be assessed by the number/percentage of patients who interact with the RestoreMe app on a daily basis (i.e., number/percentage per day) as well as the number/percentage of days with at least one RestoreMe app engagement on a per patient basis (i.e., number/percentage of days with at least one patient engagement). Results will be summarized and reported by study arm/group using basic descriptive statistics.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  2. Frequency of Weekly Engagement - Patients

    Frequency of patient engagement will be assessed by the number/percentage of patients who interact with the RestoreMe app on a weekly basis (i.e., number/percentage per week) as well as the number/percentage of weeks with at least one RestoreMe app engagement on a per patient basis (i.e., number/percentage of weeks with at least one patient engagement). Results will be summarized and reported by study arm/group using basic descriptive statistics.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  3. Frequency of Monthly Engagement - Patients

    Frequency of patient engagement will be assessed by the number/percentage of patients who interact with the RestoreMe app on a monthly basis (i.e., number/percentage per month) as well as the number/percentage of months with at least one RestoreMe app engagement on a per patient basis (i.e., number/percentage of months with at least one patient engagement). Results will be summarized and reported by study arm/group using basic descriptive statistics.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  4. Frequency of Daily Engagement - Providers

    Frequency of provider engagement will be assessed by the number/percentage of providers who interact with the RestoreMe app on a daily basis (i.e., number/percentage per day) as well as the number/percentage of days with at least one RestoreMe app engagement on a per provider basis (i.e., number/percentage of days with at least one provider engagement). Results will be summarized and reported by study arm/group using basic descriptive statistics.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  5. Frequency of Weekly Engagement - Providers

    Frequency of provider engagement will be assessed by the number/percentage of providers who interact with the RestoreMe app on a weekly basis (i.e., number/percentage per week) as well as the number/percentage of weeks with at least one RestoreMe app engagement on a per provider basis (i.e., number/percentage of weeks with at least one provider engagement). Results will be summarized and reported by study arm/group using basic descriptive statistics.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  6. Frequency of Monthly Engagement - Providers

    Frequency of provider engagement will be assessed by the number/percentage of providers who interact with the RestoreMe app on a monthly basis (i.e., number/percentage per month) as well as the number/percentage of months with at least one RestoreMe app engagement on a per provider basis (i.e., number/percentage of months with at least one provider engagement). Results will be summarized and reported by study arm/group using basic descriptive statistics.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  7. Average Daily Interaction Time - Patients

    Average patient interaction time with the RestoreMe app will be measured on a daily basis to evaluate interaction over time. Group mean daily interaction time will be summarized and reported by study arm/group.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  8. Average Weekly Interaction Time - Patients

    Average patient interaction time with the RestoreMe app will be measured on a weekly basis to evaluate interaction over time. Group mean weekly interaction time will be summarized and reported by study arm/group.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  9. Average Monthly Interaction Time - Patients

    Average patient interaction time with the RestoreMe app will be measured on a monthly basis to evaluate interaction over time. Group mean monthly interaction time will be summarized and reported by study group.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

  10. Drop-out over time.

    The proportion/percentage of patients who drop out of regular interaction with the RestoreMe app will be summarized and reported.

    Measured: Up to approximately 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Mar 2025
  2. Study start28 Feb 2023
  3. Primary completionMar 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMar 2027 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06860425
Sponsor's protocol ID
2022-13979
Status last verified
Feb 2026
First submitted
4 Mar 2025
Last updated
24 Feb 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

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    PubMed 26078410
  • Kamdar, Mihir M., et al.

  • Liu, Patrick, et al.

  • Mielck A, Vogelmann M, Leidl R. Health-related quality of life and socioeconomic status: inequalities among adults with a chronic disease. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2014 Apr 25;12:58. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-12-58.

    PubMed 24761773
  • NYS DOH. 2013-2014 NYS Expanded Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, data as of 2015. Available: https://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/chac/general/g75.htm. Accessed 23 September 2016.

  • Pierce JP, Faerber S, Wright FA, Rock CL, Newman V, Flatt SW, Kealey S, Jones VE, Caan BJ, Gold EB, Haan M, Hollenbach KA, Jones L, Marshall JR, Ritenbaugh C, Stefanick ML, Thomson C, Wasserman L, Natarajan L, Thomas RG, Gilpin EA; Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study group. A randomized trial of the effect of a plant-based dietary pattern on additional breast cancer events and survival: the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) Study. Control Clin Trials. 2002 Dec;23(6):728-56. doi: 10.1016/s0197-2456(02)00241-6.

    PubMed 12505249
  • Chan DSM, Vieira AR, Aune D, Bandera EV, Greenwood DC, McTiernan A, Navarro Rosenblatt D, Thune I, Vieira R, Norat T. Body mass index and survival in women with breast cancer-systematic literature review and meta-analysis of 82 follow-up studies. Ann Oncol. 2014 Oct;25(10):1901-1914. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu042. Epub 2014 Apr 27.

    PubMed 24769692
  • Protani M, Coory M, Martin JH. Effect of obesity on survival of women with breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Oct;123(3):627-35. doi: 10.1007/s10549-010-0990-0. Epub 2010 Jun 23.

    PubMed 20571870
  • Ewertz M, Jensen MB, Gunnarsdottir KA, Hojris I, Jakobsen EH, Nielsen D, Stenbygaard LE, Tange UB, Cold S. Effect of obesity on prognosis after early-stage breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Jan 1;29(1):25-31. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.29.7614. Epub 2010 Nov 29.

    PubMed 21115856
  • Chlebowski RT, Aiello E, McTiernan A. Weight loss in breast cancer patient management. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Feb 15;20(4):1128-43. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2002.20.4.1128.

    PubMed 11844838
  • Calle EE, Rodriguez C, Walker-Thurmond K, Thun MJ. Overweight, obesity, and mortality from cancer in a prospectively studied cohort of U.S. adults. N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 24;348(17):1625-38. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa021423.

    PubMed 12711737
  • Glade MJ. Food, nutrition, and the prevention of cancer: a global perspective. American Institute for Cancer Research/World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research, 1997. Nutrition. 1999 Jun;15(6):523-6. doi: 10.1016/s0899-9007(99)00021-0. No abstract available.

    PubMed 10378216
  • Knoops KT, de Groot LC, Kromhout D, Perrin AE, Moreiras-Varela O, Menotti A, van Staveren WA. Mediterranean diet, lifestyle factors, and 10-year mortality in elderly European men and women: the HALE project. JAMA. 2004 Sep 22;292(12):1433-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.12.1433.

    PubMed 15383513
  • Morote J, Celma A, Planas J, Placer J, de Torres I, Olivan M, Carles J, Reventos J, Doll A. Role of serum cholesterol and statin use in the risk of prostate cancer detection and tumor aggressiveness. Int J Mol Sci. 2014 Aug 6;15(8):13615-23. doi: 10.3390/ijms150813615.

    PubMed 25101846
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    PubMed 21727905

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing RestoreMe in people with Mobile Applications and Cancer Patients, run by Montefiore Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Rafi Kabarriti, MD (914-629-7743, rkabarri@montefiore.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Patient Satisfaction (time frame: Upon completion of treatment regimen or up to 12 months (+/1 month) after study entry). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06860425, which also lists 35 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Feb 2026.

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