N/A
Completed N=28
Development and Piloting an Avatar-based Intervention to Support Patients Undergoing Stem Cell Transplantation
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05600101 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
28
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2024
Primary outcomePrimary: Number of Participants Retained — 18 Participants
Summary
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.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Retained |
18 | — |
| SECONDARY Final Cohort Dissatisfaction Rate |
— | — |
| SECONDARY The Completion Rate Post-Pilot Survey |
72 | — |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for HCT focus group:
- Age 18+.
- DFCI/HCC HCT nurse navigators, inpatient HCT nurses, and HCT physicians and extenders (NP/PA).
Inclusion Criteria for care.coach pilot:
- Age 18+.
- Admitted for reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC) allogeneic HCT
Exclusion Criteria for care.coach pilot:
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.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05600101). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.