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

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.

Conditions

Throat Carcinoma

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

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

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

Condition
Throat Carcinoma
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Fort Worth

Texas Health Care-Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery Associates, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104

Houston

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Receiving radiation treatment with curative intent for throat cancer
  • * Can read and speak English or Spanish well enough to answer our questionnaires and understand our website content.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,

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

Study Record Dates

2026-12-31