Clinical trial · Interventional
Improving Self-Management in Head and Neck Cancer
- 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)
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.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couples Skill-Training (CST) | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Couples Skill-Training (CST)
- description
- CST provides education about acute and long-term side-effects of HNC and teaches: 1) self-management skills to control/prevent side-effects; 2) communication skills to facilitate coordination of care; and, 3) strategies to improve communal coping and confidence in the ability to work as a team.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Couples Skill-Training (CST)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Usual Medical Care (UMC)
- description
- Patients receive standard symptom management education by their health care team.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Feasibility of the CST intervention as assessed by recruitment and retention rates
- timeFrame
- 6 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * 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
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