Recruiting

Breast Cancer App

Sponsor:

University of British Columbia

Code:

NCT07696637

Conditions

Breast Reconstruction

Breast Cancer

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Access My Breast Cancer Care App

Standard Pathway

Study Details

Brief summary:

The Access my Breast Cancer Care application was developed by a multidisciplinary team with the intention of providing breast cancer patients with a centralized area to navigate their journey. Several of the research team members (Dr. Macadam, Dr. Isaac, Selena (CNS) and Pauline (CNS)) provided clinical expertise to ensure accuracy of clinical content. The application houses educational resources, a calendar, symptom tracker, customizable care pathway, community forum and a chat feature. The study will be designed as a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to measure the effect of the application on patient-centered outcomes of 1) satisfaction with care 2) reduction in adverse events, 3) usability. The investigators will conduct focus groups to understand the benefit of the app from the patient perspective.

Conditions

Breast Reconstruction

Breast Cancer

Study ID

NCT07696637

Start date

Apr 20, 2026

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • You are at least 19 years of age (the team only treats adult patients)
  • You have a diagnosis of breast cancer, or a BRCA mutation, and will be -having breast surgery with reconstruction (the app is tailored the breast cancer journey)
  • You have access to a smartphone or computer (individuals participating in the study will require access to a smart phone or computer to access the application if randomized to the intervention group)
  • Must have basic reading skills in English (the app is only available in English language)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • You do not have access to a smartphone or computer (a computer or smart phone is required to access the application)
  • You are <19 years of age (the team does not treat pediatric patients)
  • You do not have breast cancer or a BRCA mutation (the application is specific to the breast cancer journey)
  • You decline breast reconstruction (the application was designed by the plastics and reconstructive team, and with the app being in an infancy stage, the bulk of the content focuses on breast reconstruction surgery)
  • You are not able to read English (the app is only available in English language)

Study Design

Enrollment

148 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Control

This arm will undergo standard breast cancer care without access to the app

experimental: App

This arm will undergo standard breast cancer care with access to the app

Interventions

Access My Breast Cancer Care App

App designed by our VCH team for patients with breast cancer to navigate their care pathways

Standard Pathway

These patients will undergo standard breast cancer care without access to the app

Primary outcome measure

  • Does access to a centralized breast cancer app improve patient navigation during breast cancer reconstruction journey [ Time Frame: 1 month and 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Selena Banser Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN

236-997-9112selena.banser@vch.ca

Locations

Providence Health Care

Recruiting

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Contacts

Selena Banser Clinical Nurse Specialist

236-997-9112selena.banser@vch.ca

Vancouver Coastal Health

Recruiting

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Contacts

Selena Banser Clinical Nurse Specialist

236-997-9112selena.banser@vch.ca

More Information

Sponsor

University of British Columbia

Last update posted

Jul 10, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of British Columbia on 2026-07-10.