Trials / Recruiting
RecruitingNCT06636188
An Oncology Nurse AI Agent to Reduce Cancer Distress During Radiotherapy
An Oncology Nurse Artificial Intelligence Agent to Reduce Cancer Distress of Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 138 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of the Digi-Coach chatbot for reducing physical and psychological distress in people undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The main question it aims to answer is: How effective is the Digi-Coach chatbot in reducing physical and psychological distress? Researchers will compare Digi-Coach chatbot to usual nursing care to see if Digi-Coach chatbot is effective for reducing physical and psychological distress in people undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Participants will have access to the Digi-Coach chatbot during radiotherapy in addition to usual care. The research nurse will provide training on how to navigate the chatbot and ask participants to query all their cancer-related concerns in the chatbot.
Detailed description
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of the Digi-Coach chatbot for reducing physical and psychological distress in people undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The main question it aims to answer is: How effective is the Digi-Coach chatbot in reducing physical and psychological distress? Researchers will compare Digi-Coach chatbot to usual nursing care to see if Digi-Coach chatbot is effective for reducing physical and psychological distress in people undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. A single-blinded parallel randomized controlled trial (RCT allocation ratio = 1:1) will be conducted, with baseline data collection at week 1 (T0) and three follow-up timepoints at week 8 (T1), week 12 (T2) following radiotherapy commencement. Participants in the Treatment-As-Usual group will receive routine onsite nursing care in which the nurse discussed general knowledge of self-care behaviors regarding the management of radiotherapy-related side effects. Participants in the intervention group will have access to the Digi-Coach chatbot in addition to usual care. The research nurse will provide training on how to navigate the chatbot and ask participants to query all their cancer-related concerns in the chatbot.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Digi-Coach Chatbot | Participants will have access to the Digi-Coach chatbot in addition to usual care. The research nurse will provide training on how to navigate the chatbot and ask participants to query all their cancer related concerns in the chatbot. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2026-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2027-11-01
- Completion
- 2028-11-01
- First posted
- 2024-10-10
- Last updated
- 2026-03-09
Locations
2 sites across 1 country: Hong Kong
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06636188. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.