Clinical trial · Interventional
A Feasibility Study of AI-Assisted Physiotherapy for Oral Cancer Patients
A Feasibility Study of AI-Assisted Physiotherapy for Oromandibular and Neck-Shoulder Mobility in Oral Cancer Patients
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and acceptability of a newly developed artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted physiotherapy system for oromandibular and neck-shoulder range of motion (ROM) in patients who have undergone treatment for oral cancer. In this single-group, prospective, non-randomized pilot study, recruited participants will receive 4 to 6 weeks of AI-assisted physiotherapy. Participants will undergo a comprehensive clinical evaluation at baseline and post-intervention. During the intervention period, the AI system will perform a daily automated assessment to dynamically generate and adjust personalized exercise programs. Participants will perform these prescribed programs 3 to 4 times daily. Pre- and post-intervention changes, along with key feasibility parameters, acceptability, and safety metrics, will be statistically analyzed to inform future definitive trials.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI (Artificial Intelligence) | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Oral Cancer | Malignant Lip and Oral Cavity Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI-assisted physiotherapy | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- AI-Assisted Physiotherapy Group
- description
- AI-assisted physiotherapy system
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: AI-assisted physiotherapy
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Feasibility and Intervention Adherence
- timeFrame
- At the post-intervention endpoint (4 to 6 weeks)
- description
- Feasibility will be evaluated by calculating the study retention rate, defined as the percentage of enrolled participants who successfully complete the entire study protocol and the post-intervention assessment. Intervention adherence will be automatically tracked and recorded via the system server log data, calculated as the percentage of completed AI-prescribed exercise sessions out of the total prescribed sessions over the 4-to-6-week period.
- measure
- System Usability and Acceptability
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Oral cancer patients with trismus, clinical signs of neck or shoulder joint impairment after oral cancer surgery or radiotherapy in recent 12 months * Age between 20 and 70 years Exclusion Criteria: * Could not communicate * Had any disorder that could influence movement performance (e.g., stroke, Parkinsonism, head injury)
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDSandler ML, Lazarus CL, Ru M, Sharif KF, Yue LE, Griffin MJ, Likhterov I, Chai RL, Buchbinder D, Urken ML, Ganz C. Effects of jaw exercise intervention timing on outcomes following oral and oropharyngeal cancer surgery: Pilot study. Head Neck. 2019 Nov;41(11):3806-3817. doi: 10.1002/hed.25908. Epub 2019 Aug 12. PMID 31407421
- BACKGROUNDPauli N, Svensson U, Karlsson T, Finizia C. Exercise intervention for the treatment of trismus in head and neck cancer - a prospective two-year follow-up study. Acta Oncol. 2016 Jun;55(6):686-92. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2015.1133928. Epub 2016 Feb 15. PMID 26878553
- BACKGROUNDPauli N, Fagerberg-Mohlin B, Andrell P, Finizia C. Exercise intervention for the treatment of trismus in head and neck cancer. Acta Oncol. 2014 Apr;53(4):502-9. doi: 10.3109/0284186X.2013.837583. Epub 2013 Oct 31. PMID 24175896