Clinical trial · Interventional
Personalized Survivor Care Plan for Oral Cancer Patients-Effects on Physical-Psychological Functions and Return-to-Work
Yeur-Hur Lai, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Background: Due to the complex treatment modalities and long-term side effects, oral cancer (OC) patients might suffer from psychological and physical distress and be unable to return to work (RTW). Purposes: This is a two-phase study. First, the investigator aims to validate a scale about OC patients' perception of RTW and identify those concerns in RTW. Second, the investigator aims to (1) develop the contents of a "Personalized Survivorship Care Plan- Oral Cavity Cancer (PSCP-OC)" and (2) examine the short and long-term effects of PSCP-OC on patients' physical function (symptoms, muscle strengths, fitness, nutrition status), psychological distress (depression, fear of cancer recurrence) and RTW. Method: First phase, the investigator will modify and validate the "Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ)" with adding the head and neck cancer specific items (modified IPQ-mHN) to assess the barriers of RTW in OC patients. The investigator will recruit 300 subjects in this phase to test the IPQ-mHN psychometrics. The second and third year will develop and test the PSCP-OC intervention. Eligible subjects will be (1) newly diagnosed OC patients with surgery, and (2) who are at work in time of diagnosis. A stratified randomization by cancer stage would be conducted. Both groups will receive baseline assessment before first intervention. PSCP-OC is a 6-month intervention which includes two parts: General module and Personalized module (150 subjects for each group). Ex group will receive the first PSCP-OC before discharge and 3 times face-to-face PSCP-OP once a month in the first three month after discharge and 3 times telephone physical-psycho-education interventions in month 4-6. Control group will receive regular and cancer case manager cares for 6 months. Each group will be followed for 12 months and assess of their outcomes at 6 time points: baseline (pre-discharge) and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery. Outcomes will be evaluated by physical distress, muscle strength, nutrition status, and length of time of RTW since completion of last major treatment. Results would be analyzed mainly by GEE. IRB approval will be received before the RCT. Expected Outcome: Expecting to develop a scale to identify those barriers preventing OC patients' RTW and further to test the PSCP. A promising result will further apply into clinical care to prevent or decrease the potential declined physical and psychological functions, increase their strength and help them RTW.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Cancer | Malignant Lip and Oral Cavity Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personalized Survivor Care Plan (PSCP) | Combination Product | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- General module
- description
- General module will serve as a "roadmap plan" which will cover the most common problems and major issues related to current and future treatments, side effects, psychological distress, daily function and physical condition. The contents will be developed based on empirical review, our current research findings in Taiwan, OC health care experts' suggestions.
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Personalized module
- description
- Personalized Survivor Care Plan (PSCP) will deliver based on what we assess or interview about patients' distress, concerns and care needs in each interview or/and assessment. We will assess OC patients of the above items by valid assessment tools. For the factors or concerns about RTW assessment, we will develop and test a modified instrument for the study purpose. For each assessment, the computer -assisted assessment will help the OC educator to immediately catch the patients care distress and care needs. It will provide the direction for caring of their personalized distress, concerns and needs.
- interventionNames
- Combination Product: Personalized Survivor Care Plan (PSCP)
Primary outcomes (6)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * newly diagnosed operable oral cavity cancer patients with at least neck dissection * patients has work at time of diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * primary unknown * conscious unclear * recurrence or with bone meta
References
Publications (17)
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