Clinical trial · Interventional
Needs Assessment Tool Integrated in Clinical Practice of Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation
Needs Assessment and Decision-making Tool (NEAT-decision) Integrated in a Clinical Practice to Enhance Patient Involvement in Head and Neck Cancer Rehabilitation - a Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT03443258CI-TRIAL-00047594NEATcompletedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
The study tests a needs assessment and decision-making tool with patients who are in need of rehabilitation after surgery for Head and Neck Cancer. The purpose is to enhance patient involvement in decision-making.
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 Neoplasms | Head and Neck Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Needs assesment tool integrated in nursing consultation. | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Intervention Group (IG)
- description
- Patients receive needs assessment tool integrated in nursing consultation in accordance with requirements by Danish Health and Medicine Board follow-up program for HNC patients. The consultation consists of 6 steps 1. Welcoming patient; 2. Introducing patient to assessment tool; 3. Discuss symptoms and concerns patient wishes to discuss; 4. Follow up on patients symptoms, concerns and emotional reactions/problems; 5. Accompany/support patient during appointment with surgeon and in cooperation with patient and surgeon ensure that problems arising from the tool needing medical attention are focused on; 6. Continue the consultation after appointment with surgeon; refer patient to multi-disciplinary team members when needed
- interventionNames
- Other: Needs assesment tool integrated in nursing consultation.
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group (CG)
- description
- CG will receive standard care according to the Danish Health and Medicine Board's follow-up program for HNC patients. At present this is done by a staff nurse interviewing the patient, who is a member of the rehabilitation team who perform nursing consultations. The interview takes place after the appointment with the surgeon. The nurse refers the patient to physical rehabilitation if needed
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 16 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of Head and Neck Cancer * Stage T3 or T4 * Surgically treated * Must be able to speak and understand Danish Exclusion Criteria: * Treated surgically for thyroid or parotic cancers * Referred to adjuvant radio - or chemotherapy * Having an unstable psychiatric illness.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMortensen A, Wessel I, Rogers SN, Tolver A, Jarden M. Needs assessment in patients surgically treated for head and neck cancer-a randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2022 May;30(5):4201-4218. doi: 10.1007/s00520-021-06759-9. Epub 2022 Jan 27. PMID 35083545