AI-based Physiotherapy for Oral Cancer Patients

National Taiwan University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Oral Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Conventional physiotherapy; Behavioral: Scar management; Behavioral: AI-based physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06785051

202411044RINC

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines the effects of AI-based physiotherapy on oral function, shoulder function, whole-body physical function, and quality of life in oral cancer patients. One hundred patients will be recruited before surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy and randomly assigned to an experimental group receiving 12 weeks of AI-guided physiotherapy or a control group receiving usual care. Both groups will perform jaw, neck, and shoulder exercises, with the experimental group using a mobile app to monitor progress. Assessments at baseline, pre-intervention, and 3 months post-intervention will measure maximal in the maximum interincisal opening (MIO), joint range of motion (ROM), pain, endurance (e.g., 6-minute walk test), upper extremity function, and quality of life.

Full description

This study examines the effects of AI-based physiotherapy on oral function (e.g., mouth opening), shoulder function (e.g., shoulder joint range of motion and upper extremity function), whole-body physical function (e.g., 6-minute walk test), and health-related quality of life. 100 newly diagnosed oral cancer patients will be recruited before surgery, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy and randomly assigned to two groups. The experimental group will receive AI-based physiotherapy for 12 weeks, including postural correction exercises guided by AI technology, while the control group will receive usual care. Both groups will perform jaw, neck, and shoulder exercises, with the experimental group using a mobile app to monitor progress and record their exercise diaries. Assessments at baseline, pre-intervention, and 3 months post-intervention will measure the maximum interincisal opening (MIO), joint range of motion (ROM), pain, endurance, and upper extremity function using the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) scores, and quality of life using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30).

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Newly diagnosed oral cancer patients who are scheduled to receive cancer-related treatments (e.g., oral cancer surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or chemoradiotherapy).
• Age between 20 and 65 years.

Exclusion criteria

• Could not communicate.
• Had any disorder that could influence movement performance.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

AI-based physiotherapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: AI-based physiotherapy

Behavioral: Scar management

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Usual care

Treatment:

Behavioral: Scar management

Behavioral: Conventional physiotherapy