NCT06636188Recruiting
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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 138 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 3 Oct 2024
- Start date
- 1 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- Nov 2027
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT06636188
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 138
- From 1 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, Nov 2027
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- insufficient command of Chinese
- have any other factors precluding the ability to give informed consent or comply with the protocol
Who the study is looking for
- aged 18 and above
- are able to read and speak Cantonese or Mandarin fluently
- have a new, primary diagnosis of head and neck/laryngeal cancer
- are waiting to receive a full course of curative-intent, external beam radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
- have a Karnofsky performance score ≥70
- have distress scored 3 or above on the NCCN distress thermometer
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Hong Kong Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Active, not recruiting |
| Queen Mary Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR China | Recruiting |
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