Clinical trial · Interventional
Evaluating the Use of an Informational Head and Neck Cancer Website.
Evaluating the Use of an Informational Head and Neck Cancer Website for Patient and Family Education
NCT04268329CI-TRIAL-00051176terminatedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): The study was not providing useful information.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
It can be difficult for head and neck cancer patients and their families to fully understand the impact that cancer procedures and treatments can have on the cancer patients life. Procedures used to treat head and neck cancer may result in significant changes to the patients' physical appearance and/or functional abilities (talking, eating, and breathing). The lack of understanding as it relates to the effects of cancer treatments can have a significant impact on the patients post-operative success. In an effort to help educate head and neck cancer patients and their families during this difficult time, the UIC department of Otolaryngology-HNS has created an informational website. The website is designed to educate cancer patients and their families regarding various cancer treatments and therapies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational website | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Educational website: Patient
- description
- Patients with a head and neck cancer will be asked to complete an 8 item questionnaire during their clinic visit. Patients will be shown the head and neck website (available in both English and Spanish) by a member of the study investigation team on a computer and also given the URL address to the study website. Patients will be asked to review the material on the website between their initial visit and there second follow-up visit. The time between visits will be between 1 and 4 weeks. Patients will be asked to record the number of times they visit the website and the time spent during each visit. Patients will be given a log sheet to document their use/time on the website. During the 2nd clinic visit patients will be asked to complete the same questionnaire that they completed during their initial study visit along with an additional 7 item survey. Following completion of the 2 documents, the patient's participation in the study will be completed.
- interventionNames
- Other: Educational website
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Educational website: Family member
- description
- A family member of a patient with a head and neck cancer will be asked to complete an 8 item questionnaire during their clinic visit. They will be shown the head and neck website (available in both English and Spanish) by a member of the study investigation team on a computer and also given the URL address to the study website. They will be asked to review the material on the website between their relatives initial visit and there second follow-up visit. The time between visits will be between 1 and 4 weeks. The family member will be asked to record the number of times they visit the website and the time spent during each visit. They will be given a log sheet to document their use/time on the website. During the 2nd clinic visit the family member will be asked to complete the same questionnaire that they completed during their initial study visit along with an additional 7 item survey. Following completion of the 2 documents, their participation in the study will be completed.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female subjects greater than 18 years of age. 2. Subjects that present to the UIC dept. of Otolaryngology-HNS with a head and neck cancer requiring surgery of the tongue, mandibulectomy, neck dissection, laryngectomy, or tracheostomy surgery and that have not previously had head and neck cancer resection surgery. (The surgeries listed are currently available on the website.) 3. One (1) family member of the cancer subject who will be treated at UIC for a head and neck cancer as noted in item 2 above, and who have not had a head and neck cancer surgery resection themselves. Patients undergoing treatment will remain eligible to participate independent of whether or not their family member takes part in the study. 4. Subjects that have access to the internet to view the study website either by using a desktop or laptop computer, a tablet or a smartphone. 5. Subjects who are willing to document their time on the website for study purposes. 6. Both English and Spanish speaking subjects who are literate and are able to read from a computer screen. 7. Subjects that understand the purpose and procedures of the study, who wish to participate, and who sign the study consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects under 18 years of age. 2. Subjects who do not have a head and neck cancer, or a family member with recently diagnosed head and neck cancer, or who have already had a head and neck cancer resection surgery. 3. Subjects that do not have access to the internet. 4. Subjects that do not understand or are not willing to follow the procedures as outlined in the study consent. 5. Subjects and/or their family member who cannot read or are legally blind.
References
Publications (3)
- BACKGROUNDKasabwala K, Agarwal N, Hansberry DR, Baredes S, Eloy JA. Readability assessment of patient education materials from the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Sep;147(3):466-71. doi: 10.1177/0194599812442783. Epub 2012 Apr 3. PMID 22473833
- BACKGROUNDLopez-Jornet P, Camacho-Alonso F. The quality of internet sites providing information relating to oral cancer. Oral Oncol. 2009 Sep;45(9):e95-8. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2009.03.017. Epub 2009 May 19. PMID 19457707
- BACKGROUNDRice RE. Influences, usage, and outcomes of Internet health information searching: multivariate results from the Pew surveys. Int J Med Inform. 2006 Jan;75(1):8-28. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.07.032. Epub 2005 Aug 24. PMID 16125453