Talking computer could revolutionize how cancer patients share symptoms
NCT ID NCT05948618
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a friendly computer character that talks with cancer patients to help them report their symptoms more completely. About 100 adults with gastrointestinal or head and neck cancer who are getting chemotherapy or radiation will use this system. The goal is to see if patients engage more and provide fuller information about their side effects, which could help doctors better manage their care.
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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.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * At least 18 years of age or older * Able to read and speak english * Can independently consent * Must have adequate corrected vision to use the ECA system (based on a 1 minute ECA functional screener) * Must have adequate hearing to use the ECA system. * Has a diagnosis of gastrointestinal cancer or head and neck cancer for which they are currently receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment. * Provider subjects must be practicing oncologists at BMC. Exclusion Criteria: * If the subject is incarcerated * If the subject plans to leave the Boston area in the next 6 weeks * Is not able to use the ECA screener
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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