Testing Accountability in Patient Adherence

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Head And Neck Cancer

In brief

The goal of this research study is to look for factors that influence whether or not head and neck cancer patients follow the swallowing exercises that they are asked to perform while receiving radiation treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01844557

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

225

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2021-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Are dispositioned to receive radiation with curative intent for nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, laryngeal, or an unknown primary cancer with cervical metastases.
• Are stage II-IVB for oropharyngeal and laryngeal
• Are stage I-IVB for hypopharyngeal and nasopharyngeal
• At least 18 years of age
• Speak and read English
• Oriented to time, person, and place
• Have a Zubrod performance status of 0 to 2

You may not qualify if…

• Have other cancer diagnoses, except non-melanoma skin cancer
• Had treatment for previous H \& N cancer or radiation to the head and neck
• Have a history of previous head and neck surgery (excluding biopsy and/or tonsillectomy and/or tracheotomy)
• Have a current oropharyngeal dysphagia unrelated to cancer diagnosis (e.g., dysphagia due to underlying neurogenic disorder)

Where it is running

• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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