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TerminatedNCT02715856Updated Oct 13, 2022Results posted

Telemonitoring After Surgery to Preserve Limb Function in Optimizing Mobility in Cancer Survivors With Skeletal Metastases

An interventional study of Monitoring Device and Physical Activity Measurement in Bone Metastases, Cancer Survivor and Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Bone, sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-10-13.

Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

Why this study was terminated
Due to software issues and depletion of funds the protocol was terminated early
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This randomized pilot trial studies telemonitoring after surgery to preserve limb function in optimizing mobility in cancer survivors with cancer spread to the bone. The use of mobile devices for telemonitoring may improve the delivery of cost-effective, high-quality, standardized surveillance of cancer survivors.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To develop and evaluate the feasibility of a method that enhances surveillance in cancer survivors by using mobile devices in addition to face-to-face visits following surgery for bone metastases.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate how well the face-to-face follow-up format can be adapted to using mobile devices for remote surveillance.

II. Limited efficacy testing of the remote surveillance program. III. To obtain information on acceptability of the mobile surveillance format by patients and clinicians.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 groups.

GROUP I (CONTROL): Patients undergo standard face-to-face follow up visits at 2, 6, 12, and 24 weeks after surgery. Patients also undergo a physical activity assessment over 15 minutes.

GROUP II (MOBILE SURVEILLANCE): Patients undergo standard face-to-face follow up visits as in Group I. Patients also undergo mobile surveillance comprising use of a mobile device application to send photos and videos to study staff and engage in video conferences at 3, 7, 13, and 25 weeks after surgery.

After completion of study, patients are followed up at 24-25 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Bone Metastases
  • Cancer Survivor
  • Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Bone

Keywords

  • Bone metastases
  • Intramedullary nailing surgery
  • IM
  • Physical tasks
  • Surveys
  • Questionnaires
  • Smartphone
  • Tablet
  • Telemedicine
  • Telemonitoring
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In context

Neoplasm Metastasis

3,517 studies on the registry are indexed under Neoplasm Metastasis; 883 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 70 is above the median of 54 across 2,765 interventional studies indexed under Neoplasm Metastasis.

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Lead sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is the lead sponsor of 2,999 studies on the registry; 581 are open to participants now.

Of its 599 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 402 (67%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Have been scheduled for an intramedullary nailing (IM) surgery with the department of Orthopaedic Oncology at University of Texas (UT) MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Are able to read and write English 3) Are 18 years or older
  • Are willing and able to use a smartphone or tablet comfortably
  • Have access to mobile hot spot, wireless internet, and/or cellular service
  • Must have a caregiver or assistance at home who can assist with collecting physical therapy (PT) measures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion:

N/A

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
70 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Group I (standard follow up, physical activity measurement)

    Patients undergo standard face-to-face follow up visits at 2, 6, 12, and 24 weeks after surgery. Patients also undergo a physical activity assessment over 15 minutes.

    Other: Physical Activity Measurement · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Other: Questionnaire Administration · Procedure: Standard Follow-Up Care · Other: Survey Administration

  • Experimental
    Group II (mobile surveillance)

    Patients undergo standard face-to-face follow up visits as in Group I. Patients also undergo mobile surveillance comprising use of a mobile device application to send photos and videos to study staff and engage in video conferences at 3, 7, 13, and 25 weeks after surgery.

    Other: Monitoring Device · Other: Physical Activity Measurement · Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment · Other: Questionnaire Administration · Procedure: Standard Follow-Up Care · Other: Survey Administration

Interventions

  • OtherMonitoring Device

    Undergo surgical wound and physical activity monitoring

    Also known as: Monitor

  • OtherPhysical Activity Measurement

    Undergo physical activity measurement

    Also known as: Activity

  • OtherQuality-of-Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

    Also known as: Quality of Life Assessment

  • OtherQuestionnaire Administration

    Ancillary studies

  • ProcedureStandard Follow-Up Care

    Undergo standard follow-up care

  • OtherSurvey Administration

    Ancillary studies

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Inter-Rater Agreement on the Physician Assessed Score

    Inter-rater agreement on the physician assessed score defined as less than 10% difference between the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) scores evaluated using video vs. face-to-face follow ups.

    Time frame: 7 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Completion of Follow-Up Assessments

    Participant considered having completed the follow-up assessments if the three outcomes are documented for the 2-, 6-, 12, and 24-week evaluations. Follow-up assessment information taken from Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Scores (MSTS), Timed "Up and Go" test (TUG), and Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

    Time frame: Up to 25 weeks

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Results

Posted Oct 13, 2022
Limitations and caveats
Due to software issues and depletion of funds the protocol was terminated early and the participants did not complete assessments per protocol at given point, no data collected.

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestonePhase I (Control)Phase II (Mobile Surveillance)
Started1852
Completed00
Not completed1852
Withdrew: Software issues127
Withdrew: Death65
Withdrew: Non- compliant040

Outcome measures

PrimaryInter-Rater Agreement on the Physician Assessed Score

Inter-rater agreement on the physician assessed score defined as less than 10% difference between the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) scores evaluated using video vs. face-to-face follow ups.

Time frame:
7 months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryCompletion of Follow-Up Assessments

Participant considered having completed the follow-up assessments if the three outcomes are documented for the 2-, 6-, 12, and 24-week evaluations. Follow-up assessment information taken from Musculoskeletal Tumor Society Scores (MSTS), Timed "Up and Go" test (TUG), and Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

Time frame:
Up to 25 weeks

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over 3 years. Non-serious events are listed at a 1% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Phase I (Standard Follow up, Physical Activity Measurement)6/18 (33.3%)0/18 (0%)0/18 (0%)
Phase II (Mobile Surveillance)5/52 (9.6%)0/52 (0%)0/52 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Phase I (Standard Follow up, Physical Activity Measurement)Phase II (Mobile Surveillance)Total
Mean66 ± 959 ± 1361 ± 12
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Phase I (Standard Follow up, Physical Activity Measurement)Phase II (Mobile Surveillance)Total
Female103040
Male82230
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected(Participants)Phase I (Standard Follow up, Physical Activity Measurement)Phase II (Mobile Surveillance)Total
Count of participants——0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Phase I (Standard Follow up, Physical Activity Measurement)Phase II (Mobile Surveillance)Total
United States185270
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Study locations

1 site
  • M D Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Aug 21, 2018

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 13, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02715856
Lead sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 22, 2016
Start date
Apr 13, 2016
Primary completion
Sep 28, 2021
Completion
Sep 28, 2021
Results posted
Oct 13, 2022
Last update
Oct 13, 2022

Study contacts

Robert L Satcher
principal investigator · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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