Nurse-led Exercise Improves Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Disability, and Quality of Life in Head and Neck Cancer

NCT05269342 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HYL
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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

Head and Neck Cancer; Cancer of Head and Neck; Head and Neck Neoplasms

Keywords

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Demographic and Illness-related Information

  age, sex, educational level, and cancer stage

  2 weeks preoperatively

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• shoulder pain and disability indices

  2 weeks preoperatively (baseline) and then 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks postoperatively

Other Outcomes (1)

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

  2 weeks preoperatively (baseline) and then 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks postoperatively

Study Arms (1)

the nurse-led counseling and after intervention exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Behavioral: nurse-led counseling and after intervention

Interventions

nurse-led counseling and after intervention BEHAVIORAL

the nurse-led counseling and after intervention exercise (NUCAI), in patients with HNC

the nurse-led counseling and after intervention exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• YU LONG HONG: lead

Study Sites (1)

Yu Long Hong

Hualien City, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2022
• First Posted: March 8, 2022
• Study Start: September 14, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 16, 2018
• Study Completion: September 9, 2018
• Last Updated: March 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)