This study aims to evaluate a visual interactive LINE chatbot designed to support self-management of treatment-related side effects among patients with advanced lung cancer receiving epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy. Patients receiving EGFR-TKI treatment often experience long-term side effects that require ongoing self-management. In this randomized controlled trial, participants will be assigned to receive either usual care alone or usual care plus access to the LINE chatbot intervention, which provides visualized and interactive educational content for symptom monitoring and self-care. The primary outcome of this study is self-management ability related to EGFR-TKI-associated side effects. Secondary outcomes include quality of life during treatment and overall satisfaction with the LINE chatbot intervention.
The objective of this study is to evaluate a visual interactive LINE chatbot designed to support self-management of treatment-related side effects among patients with advanced lung cancer receiving epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) therapy. This study uses a randomized controlled trial design. Participants will be recruited from a medical center in northern Taiwan and randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The control group will receive standard education and routine clinical care, while the intervention group will receive standard care plus access to the visual interactive LINE chatbot intervention. The chatbot provides visualized and interactive educational content to support symptom monitoring and self-care during treatment. Assessments will be conducted at baseline and at multiple follow-up time points after enrollment to evaluate self-management ability related to EGFR-TKI-associated side effects, quality of life during treatment, and overall satisfaction with the chatbot intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
178
Participants receive access to a visual-interactive LINE chatbot designed to support self-management of EGFR-TKI-related side effects. The chatbot provides interactive and visualized educational content, symptom monitoring guidance, and self-care recommendations throughout the treatment period, in addition to usual care.
Self-Management Ability（PAM-13）
Self-management ability is measured using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13) developed by Hibbard et al. (2005). The PAM-13 consists of 13 items assessing an individual's knowledge, skills, and confidence in managing their health or chronic condition. Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale, and raw scores are transformed into a standardized score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater self-management ability and willingness to engage in self-care. The Chinese version of the PAM-13 has demonstrated good internal consistency, with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.835.
Time frame: at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post-intervention
Quality of Life Related to EGFR-TKI Treatment（FACT-EGFRI-18）
Quality of life is assessed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitor 18-item scale (FACT-EGFRI-18) developed by Wagner et al. (2013). The FACT-EGFRI-18 consists of 18 items evaluating the impact of EGFR-TKI-related dermatologic toxicities on patients' physical, psychological, social, skin, nail, and hair-related well-being. Items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale, with total scores ranging from 18 to 90. Higher scores indicate greater symptom burden and poorer quality of life. The Chinese version of the FACT-EGFRI-18 has demonstrated good internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.83 to 0.95.
Time frame: at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months post-intervention
Overall User Satisfaction With the LINE Chatbot Intervention (CSQ-8)
User satisfaction is measured using the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8) developed by Larsen et al. (1979). The CSQ-8 consists of 8 items assessing overall satisfaction with healthcare or psychosocial interventions. Each item is rated on a 4-point Likert scale, with total scores ranging from 8 to 32, where higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the intervention. The CSQ-8 has demonstrated high internal consistency, with reported Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.93 to 0.95.
Time frame: At 3 months after the intervention
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