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Implementing REmote SymPtom mOnitoring and maNagement (RESPONd)
Sponsor: University of Calgary
Summary
The goal of this study is to understand if the implementation of a remote symptom monitoring and management program improves outcomes. The program will provide patients the opportunity to complete electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) questionnaires from home between appointments and receive tailored advice from a study nurse. A second goal of this study is to examine the impact of electronic symptom monitoring on clinic efficiencies. The main question it aims to answer is: • What impact does implementing digitally enabled remote symptom monitoring and management (RESPONd) between ambulatory oncology visits have on patient outcomes and system efficiencies? Participants will: * Report their symptoms and concerns from home by completing the electronic symptom monitoring questionnaire. * Discuss their symptoms and concerns with a study nurse. * Provide feedback about their experience at important timepoints during the study. * Participate as usual in ambulatory clinic appointments.
Official title: Implementing REmote SymPtom mOnitoring and maNagement (RESPONd): Evaluating the Impact on Cancer Patients, System Efficiency, and Economic Outcomes
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1055
Start Date
2025-05-16
Completion Date
2027-03-31
Last Updated
2025-06-17
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Remote Symptom Monitoring and Management
A study nurse will digitally monitor symptom complexity and provide symptom management between clinic visits. This will increase the frequency of collection and use of electronic PROs to provide responsive symptom management. Electronic PROs are collected digitally, and a complexity algorithm is used to flag patients with high symptom complexity. This will allow the study nurse to proactively manage symptoms in a timelier way.
Clinic Team Huddle
Support will be provided to clinic teams to implement a team huddle (team planning session) one week prior to clinics, to assess how additional electronic PROs data for patients participating in RESPONd impacts their ability to identify stable patients with low symptom complexity who could receive virtual care or Registered Nurse (RN) led clinic care.
Locations (4)
Arthur J. E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
High River Community Cancer Centre
High River, Alberta, Canada
Central Alberta Cancer Centre
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada