Home-Based Lymphedema Care Program (HBLCP) in Improving Lymphedema Self-Care in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer, Lymphedema

In brief

This pilot clinical trial studies a home-based lymphedema care program in improving lymphedema self-care in head and neck cancer survivors. A home-based lymphedema care program may help head and neck cancer survivors manage their lymphedema and improve their well-being and quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02170272

Run by

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

People needed

20

Starts

2014-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-01-25

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• STAGE 1:
• EXPERT PANEL:
• A convenience sample of 10-15 experts (at least three lymphedema therapists and a varying number of HNC medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists, HNC nurse practitioners, speech and language pathologists, and nursing and informatics scientists) will be recruited to inform development of videos, protocol, and educational manual
• Knowledgeable in either HNC or lymphedema management or informatics
• LYMPHEDEMA THERAPISTS:
• Subsequent to the development of the materials, five additional therapists will be recruited to conduct an unbiased test of the therapists' training video and protocol
• Certified lymphedema therapists
• Knowledgeable in head and neck lymphedema management
• PATIENT PARTICIPANTS:
• A convenience sample of 10 HNC survivors will be recruited to undergo a training session with the study therapist and test the patient video and educational manual
• Post HNC primary treatment
• No evidence of cancer (NED)
• Completion of lymphedema therapy for lymphedema of the head and neck
• Ability to understand English in order to complete questionnaires
• Able to complete the onsite training and home self-care activities for lymphedema management
• Able to provide informed consent
• STAGE 2 PATIENT PARTICIPANTS:
• Using the same inclusion criteria as Stage 1 a convenience sample of 30 different HNC survivors will be recruited

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with medical conditions (e.g., acute infection, congestive heart failure, renal failure, cardiac or pulmonary edema, sensitive carotid sinus, severe carotid blockage, and uncontrolled hypertension) that would prohibit the safe implementation of home-based self-care of lymphedema will be excluded

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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