Digital Patient Education Platform in Head and Neck Cancer

University of British Columbia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Digital Education Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05211778

H16-01039

Details and patient eligibility

About

Head and neck cancer is a disease that has a particular propensity for treatment-related morbidity. It is hypothesized that patients who are more involved in their care in hospital and who are actively provided with more treatment-related education may report increased satisfaction and have improved overall outcomes. The investigators aim to determine whether delivery of patient-centred education in a multimedia format via a digital platform has an impact on overall satisfaction and perceived quality of medical care.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 19 years old or above
• Patients seen in outpatient clinic who are scheduled to undergo reconstructive head and neck surgeries for a confirmed oral or oropharyngeal cancer diagnosis.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are unable to use a digital tablet
• Patients who do not speak or read English
• Individuals unable to understand the purpose, methods and conduct of this study
• Patients unwilling to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

This group will continue to receive the routine standard of care during their treatment journey.

Digital Education Group

Experimental group

Description:

In addition to the standard of care, this group will complete an audiovisual digital education module during their postoperative stay in hospital.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital Education Group