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Patient Aid for Theory-Driven Health Communication (PATH): Translating Goal-Power Theory Into an Instrument and Generative AI Support for Palliative Care Communication

NCT07692711 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2026-07-14

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an artificial intelligence (AI)-supported communication tool can help improve communication between people receiving palliative care and their healthcare providers. The study will also evaluate a new questionnaire designed to measure the quality of healthcare communication.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

1. Can the new questionnaire accurately measure the quality of communication between participants and healthcare providers?
2. Does using the AI-supported communication tool, called NurseChat+, help participants feel more confident and prepared before meeting with their healthcare team?
3. Does NurseChat+ improve the quality of communication during palliative care visits?

Researchers will compare participants who use NurseChat+ together with their usual care to participants who receive usual care alone to see whether the tool improves communication outcomes.

The study will be conducted in three stages. First, researchers will develop and test a questionnaire that measures healthcare communication. Next, they will develop and refine the NurseChat+ tool. Finally, they will test the tool in adults receiving palliative care at National Taiwan University Hospital.

Participants in the final stage of the study will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group will use NurseChat+ before their scheduled medical visits in addition to receiving usual care, while the other group will receive usual care only. Participants will complete questionnaires about their communication experiences during the study.

Conditions

  • Palliative Care
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

NurseChat+

Participants will use NurseChat+, a generative AI-supported communication tool, before scheduled palliative care visits to help prepare questions and concerns for discussion with healthcare providers. The intervention is provided in addition to usual care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2030-07-31
Completion
2030-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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