Clinical trial · Interventional
Nurse-led Exercise Improves Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Disability, and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer
Nurse-led Exercise To Improve Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Disability, and Quality of Life in Postoperative Patients With Newly Diagnosed Head and Neck Cancer
- 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)
Background: This study aimed to the postoperative patients with newly diagnosed head and neck Cancer. The nurse-led counselling and after intervention improved shoulder pain, Shoulder Disability, and Quality of Life., before 2 weeks radical neck dissection and at postoperative 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Methods：Participants were identified for eligibility from the otorhinolaryngology outpatient department of a medical center in eastern Taiwan. The data of 40 patients were collected between Aug 1, 2017, and Jul 31, 2018. 40 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 20) and a control group (n = 20). The experimental group received the nurse counselling and after intervention exercise intervention , and the control group received usual care. Study tools used were the shoulder pain and disability indices, University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of Head and Neck | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Head and Neck Neoplasms | Head and Neck Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| nurse-led counseling and after intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- the nurse-led counseling and after intervention exercise
- description
- The NUCAI aims to help patients manage themselves physically and psychologically by giving support, education, and exercise tracking. The participants in the control group were care as usual.Intervention group were the nurse-led counseling and after intervention exercise (NUCAI), in patients with HNC.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: nurse-led counseling and after intervention
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Demographic and Illness-related Information
- timeFrame
- 2 weeks preoperatively
- description
- age, sex, educational level, and cancer stage
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- shoulder pain and disability indices
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: aged \>20 years old newly diagnosed with HNC scheduled to receive surgery had no serious complications had no history of mental illness had no comorbidities had no sensory-cognitive problems could understand Chinese or Taiwanese Exclusion criteria: could not communicate or comprehend the questionnaires had a history of shoulder dysfunction before neck dissection had preexisting shoulder pain, dysfunction, or weakness had any disorders that could influence movement performance.
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