AI coach helps oral cancer patients move again
NCT ID NCT07635381
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether an AI-powered physiotherapy system can help oral cancer patients improve mouth, neck, and shoulder movement after surgery or radiation. Fifteen participants will use the system for 4 to 6 weeks, doing daily exercises prescribed by the AI. The goal is to see if the approach is feasible, safe, and acceptable before larger trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI-assisted physiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a personalized, home-based exercise program to help oral cancer survivors regain jaw, neck, and shoulder movement.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 15 participants and no control group. The AI system may not be user-friendly or effective for everyone.
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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 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 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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20 to 70 years
- 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: * Oral cancer patients with trismus, clinical signs of neck or shoulder joint impairment after oral cancer surgery or radiotherapy in recent 12 months * Age between 20 and 70 years Exclusion Criteria: * Could not communicate * Had any disorder that could influence movement performance (e.g., stroke, Parkinsonism, head injury)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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