PancreasPlus App Monitors Pancreatic Cancer Patients

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Patients With Pancreatic Tumor: Use of an App to Monitor Progress in a Simple and Intuitive Way by Periodically Completing Targeted Questionnaires and Providing Educational and Informational Content.

N/A NCT07532590 Kind: NA Apr 16, 2026

Abstract

Caring for people with pancreatic cancer requires good coordination between hospital care and care at home, with different healthcare professionals working closely together. Patients are also becoming more involved in managing their own care on a daily basis. However, this active involvement can be difficult if there is poor communication with healthcare teams, differences in skills or familiarity with digital tools, or systems that do not support patient participation.

The PancreasPlus app was developed to support patients and caregivers by providing reliable information, self-monitoring tools, and a communication channel with healthcare professionals. The study aims to assess the feasibility, patient engagement, and perceived quality of routine use of the app. It is hypothesized that its use will improve engagement, perceived quality, reduce anxiety and unplanned hospital visits, without introducing technological or privacy risks. The app supports information and data collection but does not replace clinical decision-making.

Objectives

Primary objectives:

Assess feasibility and patient engagement through questionnaire completion. Evaluate perceived service quality using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8).

Secondary objectives:

Monitor unplanned hospital visits and adherence to chemotherapy. Assess anxiety (HADS-A), nutritional status, and global quality of life (PROMIS Global).

Evaluate usability and acceptability of the app (SUS, UTAUT2 short version)....

Conditions: Ductal Adenocarcinoma of Pancreas, Pancreatectomy, Caregiver, Nutritional Evaluation, Post Surgery Patients, Pain Management

Interventions: use of PancreasPlus app

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