Supportive Care for Outpatient Stem Cell Transplant Patients

This study is looking at whether a special program called care.coach Avatar™ can help reduce anxiety and improve quality of life for people having an outpatient stem cell transplant (a procedure where healthy blood-forming cells are given to you). The care.coach Avatar™ is a virtual companion that appears on a tablet as an animated pet. It's supported by a team of human staff and artificial intelligence (AI). You might be able to join if you are 18 or older and are having an outpatient stem cell transplant. The study aims to see if this program can make outpatient transplants more comfortable and available to more people. The study plans to enroll 90 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This study is an interventional trial that will compare the care.coach Avatar™ program to usual supportive care for about 90 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your anxiety levels will be measured at the start of the study and again about 20 days after your transplant.

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NCT06564233

Supportive Care Intervention for Outpatient Stem Cell Transplant Patients

Recruiting
NAAges 19+InterventionalSupportive care
Victor Wang
~90 participants
Updated 2026-03-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:care.coach Avatar™

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
HADS-A
Measured over Baseline, Day 20 (D+20) post-transplant
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Cancer
1 sites across 1 states
Massachusetts1
  • Victor Wang, MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Friendi.fi Corporation
  • Chantal M Kerssens, PhD · STUDY_DIRECTOR · Friendi.fi Corporation

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Age 18+
Seen for outpatient RIC HCT (prior to D0, generally D-6).

Exclusion

Deemed by clinical staff or research assistant (RA) to be unable to converse with an avatar, due to: severe, uncorrectable hearing or vision impairment; severe speech impairment that precludes understanding by staff (or by the avatar).
Not fluent in English.
  • HADS-ABaseline, Day 20 (D+20) post-transplant

    Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) - Anxiety subscale