REBECCA

REBECCA project aims to tap into the potential of Real-World Data to support clinical research and to improve existing clinical workflows. REBECCA will combine clinical data with data describing patients’ real-life behaviour including physical activity, eating habits, sleep and online interactions. These new forms of Real-World Data will be collected via mobile and wearable devices. Novel functional and emotional indices will be produced for each individual and used to examine patient status and quality of life. REBECCA will use these indices for optimising patient care and as complementary outcomes during clinical research.

REBECCA 360º platform, a combination of minimally obtrusive, non-stigmatising mobile applications, will be offered to breast cancer survivors as a means of supporting their everyday life and enhancing their interaction with health experts. The platform will be deployed within 7 clinical studies in 3 countries, Norway, Spain, and Sweden, involving over 650 individuals, and it will help shape future guidelines and practices for post-cancer treatment.

CERTH is leading WP3 “360º patient monitoring using RWD” with a focus on the development of a browser plugin designed to monitor the online activity (e.g. social media posts) of breast cancer patients. Additionally, CERTH is responsible for implementing machine learning algorithms, along with natural language processing techniques, for extracting online behaviour indicators. These indicators include topics of interest and emotion classification of online texts, stress and anxiety detection and sentiment analysis encompassing various sources such as web content (e.g. website visits) and social media platforms (e.g. Facebook comments).

Consortium

Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis, Greece
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Helse Stavanger HF, Norway
Fundacion Para la Investigacion Del Hospital Clinico de la Comunitat Valenciana, Fundacion Incliva, Spain
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas kai Technologikis Anaptyxis, Greece
Charokopeio Panepistimio, Greece
Netcompany-Intrasoft SA, Luxemburg
Eight Bells LTD, Cyprus
European Health Management Association, Belgium
Timelex, Belgium
Brostcancerforeningen Amazona I Stockholms LAN, Sweden
Region Stockholm, Sweden