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Real time remote symptom monitoring during chemotherapy for cancer: European multicentre randomised controlled trial (eSMART)

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Maguire, Roma, McCann, Lisa, Kotronoulas, Grigorios, Kearney, Nora, Ream, Emma, Armes, Jo, Patiraki, Elisabeth, Furlong, Eileen, Fox, Patricia, Gaiger, Alexander, McCrone, Paul, Berg, Geir, Miaskowski, Christine, Cardone, Antonella, Orr, Dawn, Flowerday, Adrian, Katsaragakis, Stylianos, Darley, Andrew, Lubowitzki, Simone, Harris, Jenny, Skene, Simon, Miller, Morven, Moore, Margaret, Lewis, Liane, DeSouza, Nicosha, Donnan, Peter T·2021·BMJ
DOI 10.1136/bmj.n1647PMC PMC8293749
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Objective: To evaluate effects of remote monitoring of adjuvant chemotherapy related side effects via the Advanced Symptom Management System (ASyMS) on symptom burden, quality of life, supportive care needs, anxiety, self-efficacy, and work limitations. Design: Multicentre, repeated measures, parallel group, evaluator masked, stratified randomised controlled trial. Setting: Twelve cancer centres in Austria, Greece, Norway, Republic of Ireland, and UK. Participants: 829 patients with non-metastatic breast cancer, colorectal cancer, Hodgkin’s disease, or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma receiving first line adjuvant chemotherapy or chemotherapy for the first time in five years. Intervention: Patients were randomised to ASyMS (intervention; n=415) or standard care (control; n=414) over six cycles of chemotherapy. Main outcome measures: The primary outcome was symptom burden (Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale; MSAS). Secondary outcomes were health related quality of life (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy—General; FACT-G), Supportive Care Needs Survey Short-Form (SCNS-SF34), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory—Revised (STAI-R), Communication and Attitudinal Self-Efficacy scale for cancer (CASE-Cancer), and work limitations questionnaire (WLQ). Results: For the intervention group, symptom burden remained at pre-chemotherapy treatment levels, whereas controls reported an increase from cycle 1 onwards (least squares absolute mean difference −0.15, 95% confidence interval −0.19 to −0.12; P<0.001; Cohen’s D effect size=0.5). Analysis of MSAS sub-domains indicated significant reductions in favour of ASyMS for global distress index (−0.21, −0.27 to −0.16; P<0.001), psychological symptoms (−0.16, −0.23 to −0.10; P<0.001), and physical symptoms (−0.21, −0.26 to −0.17; P<0.001). FACT-G scores were higher in the intervention group across all cycles (mean difference 4.06, 95% confidence interval 2.65 to 5.46; P<0.001), whereas mean scores for STAI-R trait (−1.15, −1.90 to −0.41; P=0.003) and STAI-R state anxiety (−1.13, −2.06 to −0.20; P=0.02) were lower. CASE-Cancer scores were higher in the intervention group (mean difference 0.81, 0.19 to 1.43; P=0.01), and most SCNS-SF34 domains were lower, including sexuality needs (−1.56, −3.11 to −0.01; P<0.05), patient care and support needs (−1.74, −3.31 to −0.16; P=0.03), and physical and daily living needs (−2.8, −5.0 to −0.6; P=0.01). Other SCNS-SF34 domains and WLQ were not significantly different. Safety of ASyMS was satisfactory. Neutropenic events were higher in the intervention group. Conclusions: Significant reduction in symptom burden supports the use of ASyMS for remote symptom monitoring in cancer care. A “medium” Cohen’s effect size of 0.5 showed a sizable, positive clinical effect of ASyMS on patients’ symptom experiences. Remote monitoring systems will be vital for future services, particularly with blended models of care delivery arising from the covid-19 pandemic. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02356081 .

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Maguire, R., McCann, L., Kotronoulas, G., Kearney, N., Ream, E., Armes, J., Patiraki, E., Furlong, E., Fox, P., Gaiger, A., McCrone, P., Berg, G., Miaskowski, C., Cardone, A., Orr, D., Flowerday, A., Katsaragakis, S., Darley, A., Lubowitzki, S., Harris, J., Skene, S., Miller, M., Moore, M., Lewis, L., DeSouza, N., & Donnan, P. T.
Affiliations
  • University of Strathclyde (GB)
  • University of Glasgow (GB)
  • University of Surrey (GB)
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
  • University College Dublin (IE)
  • Medical University of Vienna (AT)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Docobo (United Kingdom) (GB)
  • Johnson & Johnson (Germany) (DE)
  • University of Dundee (GB)
Corresponding author
Maguire, Roma
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BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2021-07-21
Volume
374
Pages
n1647
ISSN
1756-1833 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1136/bmj.n1647
PMC
PMC8293749
OpenAlex
W3183953444
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243
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57
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2026: 40 · 2025: 58 · 2024: 62 · 2023: 48 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 4
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13.21
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en
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  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde) (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
  • Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
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Funders
  • University College London
  • European Commission
  • Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Keywords
remote symptom monitoring, adjuvant chemotherapy, cancer symptoms, symptom burden, quality of life, supportive care needs, anxiety, self-efficacy, work limitations, non-metastatic breast cancer, colorectal cancer, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, real-time patient monitoring
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Austria, Breast Neoplasms, Female, United Kingdom, Greece, Hodgkin Disease, Humans, Ireland, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Male, Middle Aged, Norway, Quality of Life, Colorectal Neoplasms, Treatment Outcome, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Telemedicine, Cell Phone, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

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