Clinical trial · Interventional
Feasibility Study of a Nurse Intervention to Impact Mucositis Severity and Prevent Dehydration
Feasibility Study of a Nurse-Delivered Telephone Intervention To Impact Mucositis Symptom Severity and Prevent Dehydration in Lung and Head/Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation: A Pilot Study
- 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)
This is a descriptive mixed method pilot study to determine the feasibility of a tailored nurse-delivered telephone intervention designed to impact mucositis symptom severity and prevent dehydration in lung and head/neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiation, therefore reducing overall symptom severity and improving quality of life. Secondary purposes for this study are to investigate if the nursing intervention can decrease lung and head/neck cancer patients' unscheduled medical visits between chemoradiation treatments.
Conditions
Conditions (4)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dehydration | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Mucositis Oral | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinks Diary | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Symptom Management Education and Nurse Coaching | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- SMENC Group
- description
- The Symptom Management Education and Nurse Coaching (SMENC) intervention is a one hour in-person face-to-face education session followed by twice weekly telephone calls conducted all throughout the patient's chemoradiation treatment regimen. During the telephone call, the patient will report the use of the Drinks Diary.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Symptom Management Education and Nurse Coaching
- Behavioral: Drinks Diary
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Number of participants that completed calls
- timeFrame
- 6 weeks
- description
- Defined as the number of participants that completed 80% of the total 12 calls.
- measure
- Duration of phone call
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Non-Small Cell or Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer OR Head \& Neck Cancer * Over 18 years old * Eligible for concurrent Chemoradiation in the first line setting * Eastern Cooperative Group 0-2 (able to complete Activity of Daily Living (ADLs) independently or with assistive device only) * Able to read \& write English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years old * Underlying Anxiety or Depression (must pass screening tools) * Medically Diagnosed with a Cognitive Impairment * No prior Chemotherapy or Radiation treatment * No access to a telephone * Blind or Deaf or Illiterate * Requires assistance with Self-Care ADLs
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