A Web-Based Multimedia Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Temple University Health System (TUHS)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cancer of the Head and Neck

Treatments: Behavioral: My Journey AHead

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02442336

IRB11822

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall goal is to develop and examine the acceptability of a web-based (Internet) intervention program for patients with head and neck cancer who have recently completed radiation therapy.

Full description

The overall goal is to develop and examine the acceptability of a theory-guided, web-based multimedia intervention program for head and neck cancer patients who have recently completed radiation therapy. The effects of this intervention on patients' quality of life (QOL) will also be evaluated.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx
• Are receiving or have completed radiation therapy within in the past 12 months

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to read and/or communicate in English
• Head and neck cancers of non-squamous histology (e.g., adenoid cystic carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, sarcoma)
• Blindness or severity of visual impairment that precludes one's ability to view images/text
• Inability to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 1 patient group

My Journey AHead

Experimental group

Description:

Several internet modules will be developed to address mouth and swallowing concerns, oral care, healthy eating, speech problems, coping with cancer, pain management, and physical therapy.

Treatment:

Behavioral: My Journey AHead