Wecare Study in Gastric Cancer Survivors

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age19-75
SponsorGyeongsang National University Hospital

About this trial

The KOrean QUality of life in Stomach cancer patients Study group (KOQUSS) made a method (KOQUSS-40) for assessing appropriately the quality of life of gastric cancer patients who have undergone gastrectomy, and developed a digital platform (Wecare) based on KOQUSS-40. In this study, we propose a randomized controlled trial to compare quality of life after gastrectomy in patients with and without smartphone app support.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Adult patient (19-75 years) who underwent radical gastrectomy

Disqualifiers

Patients who were unable to undergo regular follow-up, lacked communication, or were deemed unsuitable to participate in this study by the researcher

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Wecare (website)

    Other intervention

    support feedback of qutionaire \& supply educational contents

Treatment groups

88 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: conventional groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Wecare groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

the quality of life in gastric cancer survivor (KOQUSS-40)

KOQUSS-40 questionnaire has a 40-item questionnaire in 11 domains focusing on the symptoms evaluation after gastric cancer surgery.

Time frame
at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery in the outpatient clinic.

Secondary outcomes

1

Weight

Weight change

Time frame
at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery in the outpatient clinic.
2

nutritional index

nutritional index change

Time frame
at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery in the outpatient clinic.
3

KOQUSS-40 questionnaire compliance

check the KOQUSS-40 questionnaire compliance

Time frame
at 1, 3, and 6 months after surgery in the outpatient clinic.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Gyeongsang National University Hospital

Lead sponsor

National Cancer Center, Korea

Collaborator