The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of the Digi-Coach chatbot for reducing physical and psychological distress in people undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The main question it aims to answer is: How effective is the Digi-Coach chatbot in reducing physical and psychological distress? Researchers will compare Digi-Coach chatbot to usual nursing care to see if Digi-Coach chatbot is effective for reducing physical and psychological distress in people undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Participants will have access to the Digi-Coach chatbot during radiotherapy in addition to usual care. The research nurse will provide training on how to navigate the chatbot and ask participants to query all their cancer-related concerns in the chatbot.
Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- aged 18 and above
- are able to read and speak Cantonese or Mandarin fluently
- have a new, primary diagnosis of head and neck/laryngeal cancer
- are waiting to receive a full course of curative-intent, external beam radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
- have a Karnofsky performance score ≥70
- have distress scored 3 or above on the NCCN distress thermometer
Exclusion Criteria
- insufficient command of Chinese
- have any other factors precluding the ability to give informed consent or comply with the protocol
Eligibility criteria are kept as the original English records from ClinicalTrials.gov; actual eligibility is determined by the research team's formal assessment and the informed consent form. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, updated automatically every two weeks. Last synced: 2026年10月8日.