Develop and Test the 'Multi-Faced Continuous Exercise Program' in Operable Head and Neck Cancer Patients

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• 1 other identifier: 201209068RIC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 390
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Background: Due to the disease location and related treatments in head and neck areas following with concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT), patients might suffer a series of acute distress and limit their physical activities. Limited physical activities might further cause dysfunction in both the upper body and general physical function. Purposes: This 3-year project will be conducted for three folds, with the purposes to (1) longitudinally examine the upper body function (mouth open abilities/trismus, neck stiffness/flexibility, shoulder function, myofascial pain, and upper arm muscle strengths) and general physical fitness; and (2) develop a 20-week continuous exercise program and test of its effects on improving upper body function, general physical function, fatigue, and quality of life in operable HNC in the first year of being diagnosed as cancer. Method: The eligible subjects will be newly diagnosed operable HNC patients. For research purpose (1) (Phase 1), we will conduct the data collection for continuous and follow patients for 12 months (Pre-operation, post-op 1, 3, 6, 12 months,/ T1-T5, respectively) for fatigue, upper body function and general physical fitness, and quality of life. A total of 130 subjects are planned to be recruited based on the sample size calculation. For research purpose (2) (Phase 2), from the second year, the 20-week "Multi-Faced Continuous Exercise Program" will be developed and tested in newly diagnosed operable HNC patients, while compare to those standard care control group of their differences in preventing physical dysfunction and increasing physical function for a 20-week period on post-op 1, 3, \& 6 months (T0-T2, respectively). Data will be analyzed by both descriptive analysis and the Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE). There will be 130 subjects in each group (N=260 total) based on power analysis principles. Expected Outcome: The results will increase our knowledge about the changes in physical activities, physical function, and dysfunction; and the levels of the effectiveness of a continuous exercise program on increasing head and neck cancer patients' physical function and quality of life.

Conditions

Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Keywords

head and neck cancer; neck dissection; exercise intervention; quality of life; physical function

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (24)

• Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

  The 13-item SPADI is composed of two subscales which include pain (5 items), and disability (8 items). The scale is a visual analogue scale, ranging from 0-10 cm, with 0 representing "no difficulty (left anchor)" and 10 representing "so difficult required help (right anchor)". The SPADI total score ranges from 0 to 100 and is obtained by averaging the pain and disability subscale scores. Higher scores indicate greater pain and greater disability. The psychometric testing in a previous study has been reported. The Taiwanese version psychometric testing and scoring in a previous study has been reported.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• University of Washington- Quality of Life (UW-QOL)

  University of Washington - Quality of Life (UW-QOL) was characterized of its simplicity and developed to quickly assess head and neck cancer patients' health related QOL. Four versions have been developed since 1993. The current version, UW-QOL version 4 contains 12 items that to assess 12 domains of QOL in head and neck cancer patients. It has been translated into Chinese and tested for its psychometrics in head and neck cancer populations in Taiwan and the 13-item Chinese version (including employment status) of the UWQOL has provided a good reliability and validity.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• University of Washington- Quality of Life (UW-QOL)

  University of Washington - Quality of Life (UW-QOL) was characterized of its simplicity and developed to quickly assess head and neck cancer patients' health related QOL. Four versions have been developed since 1993. The current version, UW-QOL version 4 contains 12 items that to assess 12 domains of QOL in head and neck cancer patients. It has been translated into Chinese and tested for its psychometrics in head and neck cancer populations in Taiwan and the 13-item Chinese version (including employment status) of the UWQOL has provided a good reliability and validity.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) - Taiwanese version (HADS-Depression subscale)

  The 14-item HADS, developed to assess patients' anxiety and depression status, has 7 items that measure anxiety and 7 that measure depression. This scale has been widely used in cancer research to assess patients' psychological distress. The Taiwanese version of HADS has been developed and validated and showed promising psychometrics. In the proposed study, we will use this depression subscale to assess the depression affective dimension of patients' shoulder dysfunction.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) - Taiwanese version (HADS-Depression subscale)

  The 14-item HADS, developed to assess patients' anxiety and depression status, has 7 items that measure anxiety and 7 that measure depression. This scale has been widely used in cancer research to assess patients' psychological distress. The Taiwanese version of HADS has been developed and validated and showed promising psychometrics. In the proposed study, we will use this depression subscale to assess the depression affective dimension of patients' shoulder dysfunction.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI)

  We will use the FSI to assess both fatigue intensity (4 items) and fatigue interference (7 items). Psychometric testing of the FSI in cancer patients and healthy subjects showed good validity and reliability. Responses to these items are self-rated on an 11-point Likert-type scale (0=no fatigue at all/no interference; 10=extreme fatigue/extreme interference). The higher the score indicate the greater the levels of fatigue intensity and fatigue interference.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI)

  We will use the FSI to assess both fatigue intensity (4 items) and fatigue interference (7 items). Psychometric testing of the FSI in cancer patients and healthy subjects showed good validity and reliability. Responses to these items are self-rated on an 11-point Likert-type scale (0=no fatigue at all/no interference; 10=extreme fatigue/extreme interference). The higher the score indicate the greater the levels of fatigue intensity and fatigue interference.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Background Information

  Data from self-reported demographics (e.g., age and previous exercise behavior) and medical variables (e.g., cancer type, stage, and operation type) were collected.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Background Information

  Data from self-reported demographics (e.g., age and previous exercise behavior) and medical variables (e.g., cancer type, stage, and operation type) were collected.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Perceived Barriers of Engaging Exercise

  One open question to report barrier of engaging exercise.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• The Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS)

  The Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scores range from 0 to 100 and has been validated in terms of its reliability and validity.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• The Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS)

  The Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scores range from 0 to 100 and has been validated in terms of its reliability and validity.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Muscle strength

  Using grip strength meter to measure the strength of right and left upper limbs; and will use microFET 2 to measure the strength of bilateral shoulder-muscle strength (shoulder flexion and horizontal abduction) and hip flexor muscle. Both grip strength meter and microFET 2 provided good reliability and validity for measuring muscle strength in the past studies.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Muscle strength

  Using grip strength meter to measure the strength of right and left upper limbs; and will use microFET 2 to measure the strength of bilateral shoulder-muscle strength (shoulder flexion and horizontal abduction) and hip flexor muscle. Both grip strength meter and microFET 2 provided good reliability and validity for measuring muscle strength in the past studies.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Cervical range of motion (CROM)

  The CROM was measured by using a "CROM device" (Performance Attainment Associates, St Paul, MN, USA). This CROM device has good reliability and validity. The CROM test evaluates the maximum degrees of neck forward flexion, extension, bilateral lateral flexion (right and left), and bilateral rotation (right and left). The procedure begins with warm-up exercises followed by maintaining a neutral position and moving the head naturally and without pain. Measuring two values and calculating the average.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Cervical range of motion (CROM)

  The CROM was measured by using a "CROM device" (Performance Attainment Associates, St Paul, MN, USA). This CROM device has good reliability and validity. The CROM test evaluates the maximum degrees of neck forward flexion, extension, bilateral lateral flexion (right and left), and bilateral rotation (right and left). The procedure begins with warm-up exercises followed by maintaining a neutral position and moving the head naturally and without pain. Measuring two values and calculating the average.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Mouth opening

  The normal range of jaw in HNC patients is 3.5. Past research has shown that vernier caliper is reliable tools for measuring mouth openings. The subjects sat upright and measured the distance between the mandibular incisors and the maxilla without feeling pain. Result expressed in centimeters.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Mouth opening

  The normal range of jaw in HNC patients is 3.5. Past research has shown that vernier caliper is reliable tools for measuring mouth openings. The subjects sat upright and measured the distance between the mandibular incisors and the maxilla without feeling pain. Result expressed in centimeters. Title:

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12)

  The 12-item SF-12 has eight subscales: physical functioning (2 items), role physical (2 items), role emotional (2 items), mental health (2 items), bodily pain (1 item), general health (1 item), and vitality (1 item), and social functioning (1 item). The SF-12 score include dichotomous items, and three, five-to-six point scales. Each subscale is scored from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better function.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• SF-12 Health Survey (SF-12)

  The 12-item SF-12 has eight subscales: physical functioning (2 items), role physical (2 items), role emotional (2 items), mental health (2 items), bodily pain (1 item), general health (1 item), and vitality (1 item), and social functioning (1 item). The SF-12 score include dichotomous items, and three, five-to-six point scales. Each subscale is scored from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better function.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-S)

  The BPI-S, a self-report scale used to assess patients' pain experience, consists of two major parts, which measure pain intensity and pain interference. The 4-item pain intensity part measures worst pain intensity, pain intensity on average, least pain intensity, and current pain intensity. The 7-item pain interference part assesses the interference of pain on daily life. Each item is rated on a numerical scale from 0 ("no pain at all" or "no interference at all") to 10 ("worst possible pain I can imagine" for pain intensity or "extremely interfering"). The BPI-S has been found to be a reliable and valid measure of pain experience. The Chinese version of BPI-S has also showed promising psychometric characteristics.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-S)

  The BPI-S, a self-report scale used to assess patients' pain experience, consists of two major parts, which measure pain intensity and pain interference. The 4-item pain intensity part measures worst pain intensity, pain intensity on average, least pain intensity, and current pain intensity. The 7-item pain interference part assesses the interference of pain on daily life. Each item is rated on a numerical scale from 0 ("no pain at all" or "no interference at all") to 10 ("worst possible pain I can imagine" for pain intensity or "extremely interfering"). The BPI-S has been found to be a reliable and valid measure of pain experience. The Chinese version of BPI-S has also showed promising psychometric characteristics.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

• Symptom Severity Scale (SSS)

  The SSS is a numeric scale that assesses the severity of common symptoms from 0 (no symptom at all) to 10 (as severe as possible), similar to other numeric rating scales of symptom severity. The SSS has been demonstrated as a reliable scale in cancer-related studies in Taiwan, with satisfactory content validity, face validity, and feasibility. The internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha) ranged from .82 to .91.

  Phase 1: Change from Baseline (pre-operation) to post-operation 12 months (measured 5 times)

• Symptom Severity Scale (SSS)

  The SSS is a numeric scale that assesses the severity of common symptoms from 0 (no symptom at all) to 10 (as severe as possible), similar to other numeric rating scales of symptom severity. The SSS has been demonstrated as a reliable scale in cancer-related studies in Taiwan, with satisfactory content validity, face validity, and feasibility. The internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha) ranged from .82 to .91.

  Phase 2: Change from Baseline (post-op 1 month) to post-op 6 months (measured 3 times)

Study Arms (2)

Usual care

NO INTERVENTION

All patients received care as usual. Patients receive wound care and pain management post-surgery. Before RT, generally advising to do neck stretch and mouth opening exercises. Telephone follow-up was not provided to usual care group. Furthermore, patients in usual care group went to receive physical therapy were free to do. During the follow-up period, well-trained research nurses (assessors) recorded their physical therapy sections.

Exercise intervention programs

EXPERIMENTAL

Based on our previous literature review, we will have two major parts of exercises in our intervention: (1) Upper Body Exercise (stretching in shoulder and neck, and mouth-opening); and (2) General Physical Function Training.

Behavioral: Exercise intervention program

Interventions

Exercise intervention program BEHAVIORAL

It was developed, along with usual care, to prevent restricted ROM in both upper body and limited general physical functioning. Patients in exercise intervention group received verbal instructions about stretching major muscles and phsical activity recommendations from a trained nurse (intervenor), and then received the booklet plus DVD. The physical therapist who developed and adjusted this program also trained the intervenor. After verifying the intervenor has performed exercise interventions were consistent with the physical therapist, he/she was responsible for all interventions. Therefore, if pain or discomfort persists for more than an hour, the patient should inform the intervenor. The intervention group patients also received telephone follow-up from the intervenor every two weeks until the end of the intervention.

Exercise intervention programs

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Eligible subjects were adult patients (≥20 years old) with newly diagnosed squamous cell type of HNC patients who received tumor excision and neck dissection (either MRND or SND) within 3-4 weeks
• Part of subjects might with postoperative RT or CCRT

You may not qualify if:

• Patients unable to communicate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead
• National Taiwan University: collaborator

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; Head and Neck Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Carcinoma; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site

Study Officials

• Yeur-Hur Lai, Professor

  National Taiwan University Hos[ital

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Blindness is difficult to perform, all patients are treated at the same hospital, and contamination of the control group is easy. Hence, a pre- and post- study would be conducted and patients in exercise group were recruited based on gender and type of neck dissection in control group.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SEQUENTIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A pre- and post- study design was used to recruit patients. Data collection for usual care (control) group was completed before recruitment of exercise (intervention) group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 11, 2022
• First Posted: March 4, 2022
• Study Start: January 22, 2013
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: March 4, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-12

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