Clinical trial · Observational
Effects of Human Papillomavirus Diagnosis on Relationships of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
An Observational Study to Determine the Effects of Human Papillomavirus Diagnosis on Relationships of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
- 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 trial studies the effects of human papillomavirus diagnosis on the relationships of patients with head and neck cancer. Determining the effects of human papillomavirus diagnosis on relationships may determine whether human papillomavirus-positive patients and their partners are more likely to experience decline in relationship intimacy after diagnosis than human papillomavirus-negative patients and their partners. This may help researchers provide valuable insight into the degree to which a diagnosis of human papillomavirus affects patient relationships over and above the effects of a cancer diagnosis and address the need for additional patient counseling or education following diagnosis.
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 Carcinoma | Head and Neck Carcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Change in patients' and partners' perceived intimacy scores at baseline
- timeFrame
- Before treatment
- description
- Defined as total scores of the primary questions in patient survey and partner survey
- measure
- Change in patients' and partners' perceived intimacy scores post treatment
- timeFrame
- within 30 weeks after treatment
- description
- Defined as total scores of the primary questions in patient survey and partner survey
- measure
- Change Patients' and partners' perceived relationship intimacy levels
- timeFrame
- within 30 weeks post treatment
- description
- Categorized from the corresponding intimacy scores in the manner of loss of intimacy (0-48), stable relationships (49-71) and improvement (72-120).
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * Capable of giving informed consent * Diagnosis of head and neck cancer (previously untreated, any stage) or in a partnered relationship with an individual diagnosed with head and neck cancer * Tumors positive for HPV * Tumors negative for HPV * Treatment plan is intent to cure * In a partnered relationship * Willing to answer brief survey prior to treatment and again after completion of treatment * English Speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Prior treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy \[XRT\], or chemoradiotherapy \[CRT\]) for head and neck cancer * Partners of eligible patients undergoing active cancer treatment * Not in a partnered relationship * Non-English speaking
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