Influencing Factors for Physical Activity in People With Head and Neck Cancer

NCT06272513 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ProAct-HNC-02
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this qualitative study is to explore influencing factors for physical activity (PA) participation in people affected by an advanced head and neck cancer from the perspective of people affected and their significant others. Individual interviews will be conducted with people affected by head and neck cancer and focus group interviews will be held with significant others of people being affected to answer the following research questions:

• What capabilities and opportunities for physical activity participation do people with advanced head and neck cancer experience?
• What motivates people with advanced head and neck cancer to be physically active?
• What are recommendations and suggestions for a future physical activity promotion intervention?
• How do significant others view capabilities, opportunities, and motivation for physical activity participation and promotion in people with head and neck cancer? The interviews will be transcribed verbatim and analysed with a structuring content analysis approach.

Conditions

Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Keywords

qualitative research; interviews; focus groups; physical activity; health promotion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• interview transcripts

  individual interviews and focus group interviews will be transcribed verbatim to be analyzed

  March 2024- May 2025

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• personal information of participants

  March 2024- May 2025

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

individual interview participants: 12 individuals with a diagnosis of a stage III or IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, after surgery \& (chemo)radiotherapy focus group interview participants: 8 significant others (partner, spouse, close familiy member or friend) of individuals with a diagnosis of a stage III or IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

You may qualify if:

• minimal age 18
• diagnosis of a primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma within the last 24 months
• oral, pharyngeal, or laryngeal cancer stage III or IV
• completed surgery and/or radio(chemo)therapy in curative intent

You may not qualify if:

• not having the physical, mental, and cognitive ability to understand, follow and hold a conversation in (Swiss-)German
• treatment in palliative intent
• recurrence of the head and neck tumour (local or distant)
• minimal age 18
• being a significant other (partner, spouse, close family member or friend) of an individual with a head and neck cancer with the above-mentioned criteria
• having the permission of the individual affected by head and neck cancer to talk about their experiences
• \- not having the physical, mental, and cognitive ability to understand, follow and take part in a group discussion in (Swiss-)German

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW: lead
• Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences: collaborator
• University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland: collaborator
• UMC Utrecht: collaborator
• University of Lausanne: collaborator
• Zurich University of Applied Sciences: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Kantonsspital Winterthur

Winterthur, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Martina Schmocker, MSc

  Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Switzerland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2024
• First Posted: February 22, 2024
• Study Start: March 30, 2024
• Primary Completion: July 30, 2025
• Study Completion: July 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

CH (1)