Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship: Physical and Functional Status
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Interventions
- Drug: systemic chemotherapyOther: survey administrationProcedure: adjuvant therapyProcedure: management of therapy complicationsProcedure: musculoskeletal complications management/preventionProcedure: physical therapyRadiation: radiation therapy
- Registration Number
- NCT00751816
- Lead Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
- Brief Summary
RATIONALE: Early physical therapy may be effective in improving range of motion of the neck and shoulders in head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying how well early physical therapy works in improving physical and functional well-being in head and neck cancer survivors receiving chemoradiotherapy.
- Detailed Description
OBJECTIVES:
* Describe the physical and functional well-being of head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors undergoing physical therapy during adjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
* Describe clinical measure of range of motion for the cervical spine and shoulder of HNC survivors undergoing physical therapy during adjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
* Determine the feasibility of an early physical therapy intervention (prior to and during adjuvant treatment) targeting the physical needs of HNC survivors.
OUTLINE: Patients undergo physical therapy weekly for 10 weeks beginning 1 week prior to initiating adjuvant chemoradiotherapy and continuing until 2 weeks after the completion of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy.
Patients undergo range of motion assessment and complete a Cancer Survivorship Survey (CSS) at baseline and in weeks 4, 8, 9, and 10 of physical therapy.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 23
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
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Head and neck cancer survivor
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Planning to receive adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer
- Has not yet initiated adjuvant therapy
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Referred to rehabilitation oncology physical therapy program
- No metastatic disease
- No CNS cancer
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
- Speaks English
- No significant history of cardiovascular or neurovascular disease involving disability
PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
- See Disease Characteristics
- Not currently in hospice care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Supportive Care survey administration head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy Supportive Care physical therapy head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy Supportive Care musculoskeletal complications management/prevention head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy Supportive Care systemic chemotherapy head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy Supportive Care adjuvant therapy head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy Supportive Care management of therapy complications head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy Supportive Care radiation therapy head and neck cancer survivors who are undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Physical and functional well-being during adjuvant chemoradiotherapy 2 weeks after completing treatment Range of motion for the cervical spine and shoulder during adjuvant chemoradiotherapy 2 weeks after completing treatment Feasibility of an early physical therapy intervention 2 weeks after completing treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States