Pain Related to Head and Neck Cancer (HNC); Implementation and Evaluation of Self-care Measure Due to the Same Illness

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer; Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Self Care; Behavioral: Education; Other: Treatment as usual (TAU)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03089736

HNC, pain-coaching during RT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of individual education and individual self-care measures on pain intensity, perceived health, mood and sleep during and after treatment with radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

Full description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of individual education and individual self-care measures on pain intensity, perceived health, mood and sleep during and after treatment with radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All HNC patients who went through RT and were referred to the Pain and Rehabilitation Centre at the University Hospital (Linköping, Sweden) were invited to participate in the study which run from January 2015 - March 2017.

Exclusion criteria

Non Swedish speaking individuals, severe social and/or psychological disorders, severe cognitive conditions,other serious medical conditions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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62 participants in 2 patient groups

TAU + Education and self care

Experimental group

Description:

Treatment as usual (TAU; i.e. pharmacological treatments and advices) + structured education + instructions on self care

Treatment:

Behavioral: Education

Other: Treatment as usual (TAU)

Behavioral: Self Care

Treatment as usual (TAU)

Other group

Description:

Treatment as usual (TAU; i.e. pharmacological treatments and advices)

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as usual (TAU)