Implementing REmote SymPtom mOnitoring and maNagement (RESPONd)

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Jun 12, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This study is looking at whether using a remote symptom monitoring program can help people with cancer feel better and make their clinic visits more efficient. Participants will use a digital tool at home to report how they’re feeling by filling out short questionnaires about their symptoms between appointments. A study nurse will then review these reports and offer personalized advice over the phone. The goal is to see if this remote check-in helps patients manage their symptoms more effectively and improves the overall care experience.

If you have cancer, are 18 years or older, and receive care at one of the participating clinics in Alberta, you might be able to join. You’ll need access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone at home and be comfortable completing short online questionnaires regularly—weekly if you’re currently receiving treatment, or monthly if you’re in follow-up care. You’ll also need to be able to speak English and have a phone for the nurse to call you. Throughout the study, you’ll continue your usual clinic visits and share your thoughts about the program at different times. This study is currently looking for participants who meet these criteria and are interested in helping improve cancer care through remote symptom monitoring.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age ≥ 18
• • Have cancer
• • Receiving care in one of the participating clinics.
• • Able to sign up for MyAHS Connect and consent.
• • Have access to a digital device at home
• • Able to complete their electronic PROs questionnaire without support from the clinic team on a weekly (patients on active treatment) or monthly (patients on follow-up) basis, for the duration of the intervention or until they are discharged from the clinic.
• • Regular access to a telephone in order for the study nurse to call patients to provide symptom management support.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with cognitive disabilities or who cannot reliably report symptoms independently.
• • Patients not residing in Alberta, as government-issued ID is required to register for MyAHS Connect.
• • Patients who do not have regular access to a telephone, as the study nurse needs to be able to call patients to provide symptom management support.
• • Patients who do not speak English, or who do not have an English-speaking friend, family member, or caregiver to assist them, as the electronic PROs questionnaire is only available in English at this time.