A cancer rehabilitation and lymphedema care program for patients with resected advanced head and neck cancer: the prevalence and risk factors for head and neck cancer-related lymphedema and development and testing of an intervention and longitudinal measures of its functional outcomes

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan0 sites80 target enrollmentOctober 18, 2017

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

October 18, 2017

End Date

December 31, 2019

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan

•1\. Pathologic confirmation of advanced HNSCC (stage III or IV) and patient awareness of the diagnosis
•2\. Receipt of radical surgery and RT or CCRT
•3\. Completion of radical surgery and RT or CCRT from 3 months to 5 years in the past
•4\. Have HNCRL based on physical examination (Foldi’s Scale score \> stage I)
•5\. Currently free of evidence of cancer
•6\. Age greater than 20 years and less than 70 years
•7\. Karnofsky’s Performance Status Index (KPS) score of 60 or greater
•8\. Agreement to participate in the study after explanation of its purposes and procedures

•1\. Unresected head and neck cancer
•2\. Actively undergoing chemotherapy or RT
•3\. Having metastatic cancer or any other active cancer
•4\. Any unstable systemic disease (heart disease, active infection, or other underlying disease)
•5\. KPS score of 60 or less
•6\. Any condition likely to cause discomfort during the research interview