Staying Healthy With Follow-up Care: A Mobile Chatbot Feasibility Study for AYA Cancer Survivors

Description

The purpose of this project is to identify effective strategies to assist survivors of childhood and young adult cancers (diagnosed between birth and age 39) who have not returned for follow-up cancer care for 3 or more years, to reengage with the health care system. The investigator will evaluate the effect of a novel, bidirectional conversational agent ("Penny"), compared to usual care, to assist patients with scheduling appointments, lab work as well as scans and specialty appointments as needed.

Conditions

Survivorship

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this project is to identify effective strategies to assist survivors of childhood and young adult cancers (diagnosed between birth and age 39) who have not returned for follow-up cancer care for 3 or more years, to reengage with the health care system. The investigator will evaluate the effect of a novel, bidirectional conversational agent ("Penny"), compared to usual care, to assist patients with scheduling appointments, lab work as well as scans and specialty appointments as needed.

Staying Healthy With Follow-up Care: A Feasibility Study Utilizing a Chatbot (Penny) Via Mobile Phones to Increase Compliance With Risk Based Survivorship Care (RBSC) Among Adult Survivors of Pediatric and Young Adult Cancers

Staying Healthy With Follow-up Care: A Mobile Chatbot Feasibility Study for AYA Cancer Survivors

Condition
Survivorship
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Adult patient (age \> 18 years), male or female, diagnosed with cancer as a child or as a young adult, between birth and 39 years of age
  • * Patient possession of a mobile device that can receive SMS texts
  • * Ability to respond to questions and engage with "Penny" in English
  • * Ability to provide informed consent to participate in the study
  • * Approval of the patient's oncology care team for the patient to be involved in the study
  • * Anyone who does not meet the inclusion criteria
  • * Patients with a history of thyroid cancer or skin cancers

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine,

Study Record Dates

2025-05-31