ReCoRd REmote Cardiac mOnitoring following lung RaDiotherapy
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A study investigating the feasibility of remote monitoring for cardiac abnormalities using smartwatches in cancer patients treated with curative-intent radiotherapy to the chest
IRAS ID
289962
Contact name
Kathryn Banfill
Contact email
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 9 months, 31 days
Research summary
Cancer patients who have received radiotherapy to the chest have a higher death rate from cardiac events compared to the general population. However monitoring of changes in heart function following radiotherapy is not routine. Therefore there is a significant need for a reliable and cheap method of remote monitoring of heart function to enable early identification of heart complications to flag patients for follow up.
This study will investigate the feasibility of remote monitoring of cardiac symptoms using a smart watch in cancer patients treated with radiotherapy to the chest.
We will recruit patients who have received radiotherapy to the chest for lung, oesophageal and oligometastatic cancer at the Christie Hospital.
Subjects will fitted with a 24-72 hour continuous ECG patch monitor and be asked to wear a Withings ScanWatch capable of taking on-demand ECGs for 6-8 weeks following completion of their radiotherapy course. ECGs taken by the watch and the ECG monitor within the first 24-72 hours of the study will be directly compared to look at the validity of the ECGs collected by the ScanWatch in this patient population. Data collected from the ScanWatch during the 6-8 week period will be used to look at patient compliance. We will look at how long patients wear the watch per day, how many ECGs they take over the time period and per day and how they feel about wearing the watch using a patient experience questionnaire. We will also use the data from the ECGs to see if there are any measurable changes in heart function over the study period and whether heart abnormalities can be detected.
The project has been funded by the University of Manchester/Wellcome Trust Projects for Translation (P4T) award.
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/PR/0424
Date of REC Opinion
26 May 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion