AI avatar could help cancer patients remember treatment details
NCT ID NCT07715981
First seen Jul 21, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests an AI-powered avatar called ELISA that helps cancer patients learn about their treatment. Patients starting a new cancer therapy often struggle to remember complex information. The avatar provides personalized answers based on approved content. The study compares standard nurse-led education with a shortened nurse session plus ELISA, measuring how well patients recall information.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-generated educational videos and an interactive avatar
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help cancer patients better understand their treatment and reduce the burden on nurses.
- What could go wrong
- The AI avatar may occasionally give inaccurate information, and the trial is small and early-stage, so results may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older; * Indication to start a new line of anti-cancer treatment at Erasmus MC Medical Oncology; * Proficient in the Dutch language; * Has access to the internet; * Is capable using a digital device such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet; * Able and willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Has participated in this study for a previous line of anti-cancer treatment education. * Significant cognitive impairment. * Uncorrected visual or hearing impairment.
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Conditions
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