N/A
Completed N=40
Text-based Intervention to Minimize the Time Burden of Routine Cancer Care
Cancer · Solid Tumors · Patient Empowerment · Telemedicine
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05134636 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
40
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Healthcare Time — 265.97; 339.54 minutes
Summary
The primary objective is to test whether a text-based e-triage can safely minimize the time associated with routine cancer care by identifying patients who can proceed directly to their immunotherapy infusion without a preceding in-person office assessment.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Healthcare Time |
265.97; 339.54 | — |
| SECONDARY Total Wait Time |
124.79; 154.71 | — |
| SECONDARY Total Number of Hospitalization/Emergency Department Encounters |
3; 2 | — |
| SECONDARY Patient Satisfaction as Assessed by the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire Short Form (PSQ-18) |
4.34; 4.5; 4.42; 4.48; 4.19; 4.64 | — |
| SECONDARY Health Related Quality of Life as Assessed by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) |
23.21; 23.4; 22.48; 25.71; 17.66; 20.6 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Over 18 years of age
- Initiating singe agent PDL-1/PD-1 targeted immune checkpoint blockade for any solid malignancy at Penn's Abramson Cancer Center
- Access to a mobile phone with texting capabilities
- ECOG performance status less than or equal to 2
Exclusion Criteria
- Non-English speaking
- Unable to perform informed consent
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05134636). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.