Clinical trial · Observational
Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship: Physical and Functional Status
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Early physical therapy may be effective in improving range of motion of the neck and shoulders in head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well early physical therapy works in improving physical and functional well-being in head and neck cancer survivors receiving chemoradiotherapy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (7)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjuvant therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| management of therapy complications | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| musculoskeletal complications management/prevention | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| physical therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| radiation therapy | Radiation | — | UNRESOLVED |
| survey administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| systemic chemotherapy | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Supportive Care
- description
- head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- interventionNames
- Drug: systemic chemotherapy
- Other: survey administration
- Procedure: adjuvant therapy
- Procedure: management of therapy complications
- Procedure: musculoskeletal complications management/prevention
- Procedure: physical therapy
- Radiation: radiation therapy
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Physical and functional well-being during adjuvant chemoradiotherapy
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks after completing treatment
- measure
- Range of motion for the cervical spine and shoulder during adjuvant chemoradiotherapy
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks after completing treatment
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 21 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Head and neck cancer survivor * Planning to receive adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer * Has not yet initiated adjuvant therapy * Referred to rehabilitation oncology physical therapy program Exclusion Criteria: * No metastatic disease * No CNS cancer PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * Speaks English * No significant history of cardiovascular or neurovascular disease involving disability PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * See Disease Characteristics * Not currently in hospice care
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