OASIS: a personalized cancer symptom app to help you manage treatment burden
Official title: OASIS: A personal health informatics mobile app designed to provide personalized insights to promote cognitive and behavioral responses, symptom self-management, and reduce symptom burden
Funded at University of Iowa · NIH-11426033 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A mobile app helps adults undergoing cancer treatment track symptoms, get tailored tips, and connect with support to feel better and stay on track with their care.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Iowa NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Iowa City, United States) |
| Project start | August 6, 2026 |
| Project end | July 31, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $349,875 |
| NIH project number | 1R01LM015346-01 |
| Project ID | NIH-11426033 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Adults 21 years or older currently undergoing cancer treatment who are comfortable using a mobile app and sharing health information.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who do not use smartphones or who have conditions not related to cancer treatment symptoms may receive limited benefit.
What this research studies
If you are receiving cancer treatment, this project would test a mobile app that combines education, self-monitoring, and personalized insights from your health records to help you manage symptoms. The team will study how users interact with the app, improve the predictive features that suggest risk for symptom flares, and test different app features to see what keeps people engaged. The goal is to create a practical, patient-centered tool that provides timely guidance and supports better communication with care teams. Results will inform how such digital tools can be scaled to help more patients maintain quality of life during treatment.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the app could reduce symptom burden and help patients stay on schedule with cancer treatment.
How similar studies have gone: Prior work shows feasibility and usability with some reductions in symptom burden in similar digital health tools.
Where this research is happening
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gilbertson-White, Stephanie H — University of Iowa
- Study coordinator: Gilbertson-White, Stephanie H
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.