Grant Number:	5R37CA242545-04 Interpret this number
Primary Investigator:	Low, Carissa
Organization:	University Of Pittsburgh At Pittsburgh
Project Title:	A Mobile Sensing System to Monitor Symptoms During Chemotherapy
Fiscal Year:	2022

Cancer treatments can cause a variety of poorly-managed symptoms and toxicities that can impair quality of life and functioning and lead to early discontinuation of life-prolonging medical treatment. The goals of the proposed study are (1) to develop a novel mobile sensing system to passively monitor symptom burden during chemotherapy and (2) to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of using this system to recommend patient-provider communication. To accomplish Aim 1, we will enroll 200 oncology patients starting a new chemotherapy regimen and will collect smartphone and wearable sensor data continuously as well as daily patient-reported symptoms via smartphones for 90 days. Using machine learning methods, we will retrospectively analyze data from the first 100 participants and develop a generalizable and parsimonious population-level model to identify severe symptom days. For the second 100 participants, we will run these computational models in real-time and prospectively evaluate the accuracy of our classifications relative to patient-reported symptoms. For Aim 2, we will enroll 50 patients in a prospective single-arm trial of a system that uses inferences based on sensing and machine learning to recommend contact with providers and will evaluate patient accrual, attrition, and compliance as well as information from both patients and their providers about acceptability and perceived usefulness of the system. The scientific premise of this proposal is that mobile sensing of subtle fluctuations in behavior coupled with real-time computational modeling could enable earlier detection and ultimately better management of severe symptoms during cancer treatment. The proposed project builds on our prior research and completes the necessary development and feasibility work to support a large multisite trial comparing the mobile sensing system to standard of care to determine effects on symptom burden, quality of life, health care utilization, and survival.




Associations between performance-based and patient-reported physical functioning and real-world mobile sensor metrics in older cancer survivors: A pilot study.
Authors: Low C.A. , Bartel C. , Fedor J. , Durica K.C. , Marchetti G. , Rosso A.L. , Campbell G. .
Source: Journal Of Geriatric Oncology, 2024 Mar; 15(2), p. 101708.
EPub date: 2024-01-26 00:00:00.0.
PMID: 38277879
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Authors: Shaffer K.M. , Turner K.L. , Siwik C. , Gonzalez B.D. , Upasani R. , Glazer J.V. , Ferguson R.J. , Joshua C. , Low C.A. .
Source: The Lancet. Digital Health, 2023 May; 5(5), p. e316-e327.
PMID: 37100545
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Patient and Provider Perspectives on Symptom Monitoring During Outpatient Chemotherapy: Interview Study.
Authors: Chen L. , Bartel C. , Cai X. , Cheng Y. , Perer A. , McClaine S. , Kairis E. , Durica K. , Huang W. , Low C.A. .
Source: Jmir Formative Research, 2023-04-17 00:00:00.0; 7, p. e46001.
EPub date: 2023-04-17 00:00:00.0.
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Another step (count) towards leveraging mobile health data for clinical prediction.
Authors: Murphy A.R. , Low C.A. .
Source: The Lancet. Digital Health, 2021 11; 3(11), p. e687-e688.
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Digital Biomarkers of Symptom Burden Self-Reported by Perioperative Patients Undergoing Pancreatic Surgery: Prospective Longitudinal Study.
Authors: Low C.A. , Li M. , Vega J. , Durica K.C. , Ferreira D. , Tam V. , Hogg M. , Zeh Iii H. , Doryab A. , Dey A.K. .
Source: Jmir Cancer, 2021-04-27 00:00:00.0; 7(2), p. e27975.
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Authors: Vega J. , Li M. , Aguillera K. , Goel N. , Joshi E. , Khandekar K. , Durica K.C. , Kunta A.R. , Low C.A. .
Source: Frontiers In Digital Health, 2021; 3, p. 769823.
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Harnessing consumer smartphone and wearable sensors for clinical cancer research.
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