A Smoking, Alcohol, and Depression Intervention for Head and Neck Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cancer

In brief

Data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) cancer registry indicates that head and neck cancers (HN Ca) are nearly twice as common in veterans as non-veterans. HN Ca patients are at an increased risk for smoking, alcohol consumption and depression, all of which contribute to a further decline in their quality of life (QoL). In the HN Ca population, diagnosis and treatment of smoking, alcohol intake and depression are sub-optimal, thereby affecting QoL and survival. Numerous studies have documented that smoking, alcohol and depression are interrelated and research on multi-modal interventions has been suggested.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00105651

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

128

Expected to finish

2004-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Head and Neck Cancer patients who: 1) screen positive for at least one of the three health problems of smoking, alcohol and depression; 2) are not pregnant; 3) are greater than 18 years of age; and 4) speak english. Exclusion criteria include patients who: 1) have metastatic disease (terminal); or 2) have unstable psychiatric/mental conditions such as suicidal ideation, acute psychosis, severe alcohol dependence or dementia.

Where it is running

• VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX — Dallas, Texas, United States

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