AI-Assisted Prehabilitation Program to Help Adults With Oral Cancer Return to Work and Improve Quality of Life Including Cost-Effectiveness Analysis and Supportive Care

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to develop and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program AI APP to help patients with oral cancer return to work while also analyzing its cost-effectiveness. The study focuses on understanding the needs related to returning to work from diagnosis through survival, assessing the AI APPs effects on physical and psychological distress, fear of recurrence, coping self-efficacy, communication, motor function, quality of life, and predicting high-risk groups for return to work. Researchers will compare outcomes between patients using the AI APP and those receiving usual care without it. Participants will be divided into two groups one receiving usual care including 12 sessions of conventional physiotherapy, and the other using the AI APP alongside usual care. The AI APP includes tools such as AI-assisted psychosocial support chat, AI-based postural correction physiotherapy, and intelligent communication navigation assistance to support physical, psychological, motor function, and communication challenges during prehabilitation and rehabilitation. The program lasts for 3 months, and participants receive training on how to use the AI APP. Throughout the study, participants will complete structured questionnaires and follow-ups at baseline before surgery and multiple time points up to 12 months after surgery. Assessments will measure return to work, symptom severity, distress, fear of recurrence, mouth opening, shoulder range of motion, self-efficacy, health engagement, voice handicap, communication quality, and quality of life. Additional evaluations include physical function, shoulder pain, and user experience of the AI APP. Interviews or focus groups will gather participant feedback on needs and AI APP experiences.

Develop and Evaluate An Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program for Returning to Work and Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Patients With Oral Cancer