A Rehabilitation Education Care Program on Return to Work Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
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interventional
120
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study will to identify factors (performance ability, physical function, psychosocial function, fear of cancer progression, social support, demographic characteristics, and disease-related characteristics) that impact the Return to work and work status in survivors of HNC within one year after completion treatment. Head and neck cancer survivors who have attended a rehabilitation education care program (RECP) intervention will have better performance ability, physical function, psychosocial function, fear of cancer progress, social support, and lower return to work to patients who not attended with the intervention.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable head-and-neck-cancer
Started Jul 2021
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 23, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 26, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 31, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 30, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 31, 2023
CompletedJuly 22, 2022
July 1, 2022
2 years
March 23, 2020
July 19, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change barrier to return to work
Return to Work Barrier Scale (RTWBS)
3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Change fear of cancer progress
3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Change social support
3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Change quality of life
3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Study Arms (2)
Rehabilitation Education Care Program (RECP)
EXPERIMENTALCancer rehabilitation program and patients education can improve disability and promote return to work.
Usual care
OTHERUsual care
Interventions
The RECP contained the following domains: (1) assessment and detection of disability; (2) home exercise; (3) activities to improve mobility; (4) dietary management; (5) patient education; and (6) vocational counseling.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Clinical diagnosis of head and neck cancer.
- Must be age were greater than 18 years and less than 64.5 years
- Must be able to better performance status and KPS score more than 60
- Must be had completion of treatment more than 3 months
You may not qualify if:
- Unemployment or retire at the time of cancer diagnosis
- unstable systemic disease
- Poor performance status and KPS score less than 60
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Shu-Ching Chen
Taoyuan District, Taiwan
Related Publications (1)
Chang YL, Huang BS, Lin CY, Chung CF, Chen SC. Effects of a return to work program on the health and barriers to returning to work in head and neck cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. 2023 Oct 17;10(12):100320. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100320. eCollection 2023 Dec.
PMID: 38059206DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 23, 2020
First Posted
March 26, 2020
Study Start
July 31, 2021
Primary Completion
July 30, 2023
Study Completion
July 31, 2023
Last Updated
July 22, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-07