Improving Self-Management in Head and Neck Cancer

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Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

By teaching skills to improve the coordination of care and support in couples coping with head and neck cancer (HNC), this couple-based psychosocial intervention holds great promise for improving self-management, reducing costly hospitalizations and treatment interruptions, and improving both partners' quality of life. Home-based delivery will enhance future dissemination and outreach to those who do not have access to psychosocial services or live far away from their care centers. If found effective, the intervention may also have salutary downstream effects on the health and well-being of HNC patients and their partners.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02409485

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

60

Starts

2014-11-01

Expected to finish

2019-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-18

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• patient is initiating radiotherapy for HNC
• patient has Karnofsky score > 50 (ambulatory \& capable of self-care)
• patient lives with a partner (spouse/significant other - includes homo- and heterosexual couples)
• patient/partner is able to provide informed consent
• patient/partner is > age 18.

You may not qualify if…

• patient has significant comorbidities (e.g., HIV, transplant), or another illness that may require hospitalization
• patient/partner cannot read or communicate using spoken English.
• individuals with diminished mental capacity
• prisoners
• pregnant women

Where it is running

• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States

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