Ritual Training Program in HNC Patients

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cognitive Change; Education

Treatments: Behavioral: Routine care; Behavioral: Ritual training program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03346564

MOST 103-2629-B-255 -001

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the effects of a ritual training program in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients.

Full description

The purpose of this study will to evaluate the effects of a ritual training program on disfigurement, self-esteem, social interaction, and body image in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients.

A prospective, repeated measures, randomized controlled therapeutic intervention design was employed. The experimental group will receive a ritual training program, and the control group will receive routine care. Patients will be assessed at three time points: baseline assessment (T0), and then at 1, 2, and 3-months (T1, T2, and T3) after participating in the ritual training program or routine care.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 20 years old,
• newly diagnosed first occurrence of HNC,
• completion of treatment and more than 3 months post-treatment

Exclusion criteria

• recurrence

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Ritual training program

Experimental group

Description:

ritual training program for 8 weeks, biweekly

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ritual training program

Routine care

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Routine care following hospital

Treatment:

Behavioral: Routine care