Development and Piloting an Avatar-based Intervention to Support Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-06

Study Completion Date

2023-05-16

Brief Summary

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The goal of this research study is to provide an avatar-based technology during a subject's stay for participants who have been admitted to the hospital for reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic transplant. The intervention received will be the care.coach technology.

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Detailed Description

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This research study is a Pilot Study, which means the investigators are studying the application in a smaller group of people to understand whether the technology, care.coach, is easy to use.

This is a single site study at Dana-Farber Brigham and Women's Cancer Center.

* Aim 1 of the study will be an 8 - 10 participant focus group of nurses, navigator nurses, physicians, and NPs/PAs to refine the avatar protocols.
* Aim 2 of the study will be a pilot of 18 participants undergoing RIC allogeneic HCT in the hospital.

* The research study procedures include screening for eligibility, a brief call with a research assistant during use of care.coach avatar, and a survey after study completion.
* The avatar is designed to communicate with participants regarding transplantation education and provide reminders for eating, drinking, and activity.
* care.coach is a digital, avatar-based technology that communicates using natural speech software.
* care.coach is supporting this research by providing Dana-Farber access to its technology. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) also supports this research.

Conditions

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Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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care.coach Pilot

The research study procedures include screening for eligibility, a brief call with a research assistant after tablet is given to subject, and a survey after a subject has completed the study.

* 3 consecutive cohorts of 6 RIC HCT patients each.
* care.coach is a "human-in the-loop" conversational agent (avatar) used to interact and converse with patients through natural dialogue and text-to-speech software that is powered by a team of trained human staff, called health advocates. A subject uses the avatar for up to 3 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Care.Coach

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Care.coach is a "human-in the-loop" conversational agent (avatar) used to interact and converse with patients through natural dialogue and text-to-speech software that is powered by a team of trained human staff, called health advocates.

Interventions

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Care.Coach

Care.coach is a "human-in the-loop" conversational agent (avatar) used to interact and converse with patients through natural dialogue and text-to-speech software that is powered by a team of trained human staff, called health advocates.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18+.
* DFCI/HCC HCT nurse navigators, inpatient HCT nurses, and HCT physicians and extenders (NP/PA).

* Age 18+.
* Admitted for reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic HCT

Exclusion Criteria

Deemed by clinical staff or RA to be unable to converse with an avatar, due to:

* Severe, uncorrectable hearing impairment and simultaneous severe, uncorrectable vision impairment.
* Severe speech impairment that precludes understanding by staff (and by extension, by the avatar).
* Not fluent in English.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes