Clinical trial Recruiting at 1 site Observational Ages 15 to 25

E-CANE: national remote therapeutic education workshops for adolescents and young adults with cancer

Official title: E-CANE: a National Program of Remote Health Education Workshops for Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · NCT06748820 · Data updated 2026-11-12

This program will try remote therapeutic education workshops to help adolescents and young adults in France living with cancer learn self-care skills and cope with treatment.

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Quick facts

Study typeObservational
Ages15 Years to 25 Years
SexAll
Enrollment48 (estimated)
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Academic / other
Locations1 site (Nice, Alpes Maritimes)
StatusRecruiting
StartedJanuary 1, 2025
Main results expectedDecember 31, 2026
Study endsDecember 31, 2026
Registry record updatedJanuary 7, 2026
Trial IDNCT06748820 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Is this trial a fit for you?

Likely a good fit

Ideal candidates are adolescents and young adults in France diagnosed with cancer at least one month earlier, followed by an AYA coordinating nurse, with Karnofsky index >60%, life expectancy ≥6 months, French literacy, no major cognitive or sensory impairment, and access to a smartphone/tablet/computer with internet.

Probably not a fit

Patients who lack internet access or digital skills, have significant cognitive or progressive psychiatric disorders, active substance abuse, or very limited life expectancy are unlikely to benefit from these remote workshops.

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

E-CANE is an observational program delivering remote Therapeutic Patient Education (e-TPE) workshops to adolescents and young adults (AYA) with cancer, coordinated from CHU Nice. Participants are AYA patients followed by one of the 27 French AYA coordinating nurses and must meet basic functional and technical criteria to join online sessions. The program builds on TPE methods used in chronic disease care to reinforce self-management, adherence, and psychosocial adaptation during and after cancer treatment. Outcomes focus on patient-reported skills, adherence-related behaviors, and feasibility of delivering education remotely to this age group.

Why it matters

Potential benefit: If successful, the program could improve self-care, treatment adherence, and psychosocial coping for AYA with cancer through convenient remote education.

How similar studies have gone: Therapeutic Patient Education has shown benefits for self-management and adherence in chronic disease and some oncology settings, but remote AYA-specific e-TPE programs remain less extensively studied.

Who can join: the full rules

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient with cancer diagnosed for at least one month.
* Patient followed by an AYA Coordinating Nurse in one of the 27 French AYA centres.
* Patient with Life expectancy ≥ 6 months.
* Patient ealth status consistent with program requirements.
* Karnosky index \> 60%.
* Patient who agrees to participate in the program and benefits from social security.
* Patient able to understand, speak and read French.
* Patient with no major cognitive impairment (assessed by the patient's referees).
* Patient with no sensory disability.
* Patient with access to a computer tool (smartphone, tablet, computer) and a WiFi or 4G network.
* Non opposition from patient or their legal representative collected.
* Patient who has signed the Privacy Policy.
* Patient who consented to participate in PTE program.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient unable to use informatic tools.
* Known superior cognitive function disorders.
* Progressive psychiatric pathology
* Drug user or alcohol abuse

Where it's running

  • Chu Nice
    Nice, Alpes Maritimes, France
    Recruiting

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