RECRUITING

Web-Based Program in Helping Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Adhere to Swallowing Exercises and Coping Strategies

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

This phase II trial studies how well a web-based program called Project Prepare works in helping patients with head and neck cancer adhere to swallowing and trismus exercises and coping strategies. Head and neck cancer patients who receive radiation therapy are at risk for permanent swallowing disorders and other side effects. Because of these potential problems, swallowing exercises and coping strategies are important parts of recovery. A web-based program designed to increase adherence to preventive exercises may help patients with head and neck cancer ameliorate the long-term effects of radiation therapy.

Official Title

Mobile Delivery of a Coping and Adherence Program for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Being Treated in Community Care Settings

Quick Facts

Study Start:2019-03-18
Study Completion:2026-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04003051

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Receiving radiation treatment with curative intent for throat cancer
  2. * Can read and speak English or Spanish well enough to answer our questionnaires and understand our website content.
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Eileen H Shinn
CONTACT
713-745-0870
eshinn@mdanderson.org

Principal Investigator

Eileen H Shinn
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Locations (Sites)

Texas Health Care-Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery Associates
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
United States
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

  • Eileen H Shinn, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2019-03-18
Study Completion Date2026-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2019-03-18
Study Completion Date2026-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Head and neck cancer
  • swallowing
  • trismus
  • adherence
  • coping
  • rural
  • website
  • access

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Throat Carcinoma