Nurse AMIE for Echo Show: Randomized Control Trial

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The investigators will recruit 42 MBC patients and randomize them into a partial crossover trial in which immediate treatment group participants receive the Nurse AMIE intervention in full for 3 months, then continue Nurse AMIE (without navigation) for 3 months, while the delayed intervention group ...

The investigators will recruit 42 MBC patients and randomize them into a partial crossover trial in which immediate treatment group participants receive the Nurse AMIE intervention in full for 3 months, then continue Nurse AMIE (without navigation) for 3 months, while the delayed intervention group will not receive an intervention for 3 months, followed by receiving the Nurse AMIE full intervention with navigation for 3 months. The primary comparisons will be between the immediate treatment and delayed treatment groups over the first 3 months. Intervention. Participants will all receive an Amazon Echo Show device, WiFi connection (if patients do not already have one), pedometer, and resistance bands. Each day, the participant will open the Nurse AMIE for Echo Show, which will result in the daily greeting. After the greeting, participants will be asked to provide a verbal rating of their symptoms (e.g., pain, sleep, fatigue, and distress). After completing the symptom survey, Nurse AMIE will use an algorithm to discern which of the intervention modules to offer as assistance for the reported symptoms. These interventions include exercise, guided relaxation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and soothing music. These guideline-based interventions are provided as audio files or YouTube-style videos. In addition, Nurse AMIE provides a daily educational nutrition tip as well as recipes designed to be of interest to people undergoing chemotherapy. Each week, the participant will receive a phone call from the study navigator. This navigator will monitor symptom ratings daily and will discuss symptoms, interventions, and step goals with the participant each week.

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