ChatBot keeps tabs on cancer patients, could cut hospital trips
NCT ID NCT05318027
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a chatbot that texts patients and tracks their phone activity can catch cancer treatment symptoms early. About 70 adults with lung, gastrointestinal, or head and neck cancers will use the chatbot during chemo and radiation. The goal is to see if this approach reduces urgent clinic visits and hospital stays.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ChatBot and activity monitoring via mobile phone
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help cancer patients manage treatment side effects at home and avoid unnecessary hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 2 trial with only 70 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The chatbot may miss some symptoms or cause extra worry.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: * Adults (age \>18 years) with a diagnosis of a head and neck, lung, gastrointestinal cancer, that are receiving concurrent chemotherapy and radiation treatment. * Possession of a mobile device that can receive SMS texts and can deliver FitBit data wirelessly * Ability read and respond in English * Ability to provide informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are bed bound at baseline (ECOG 4) * Patients who rely on a wheelchair for ambulation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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