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Neuropathic Pain in Head and Neck Cancer

Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral: Questionnaires
Other: Quantitative Sensory Testing
Registration Number
NCT01846286
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Brief Summary

The goal of this research study is to learn more about chronic pain associated with cancer treatment.

Detailed Description

If you agree to take part in this study, you will complete the following tests and procedures at the beginning and at the end of the study (on clinic visits, typically around 3-6 months after completion of treatment):

°You will complete 5 questionnaires about any pain and other symptoms you may have had, your general well-being, drugs you may be taking, and personal information, such as your age. The questionnaires will take about 25-50 minutes to complete.

Every week during treatment period, you will complete a questionnaire about pain you may be having. This questionnaire will take about 5-10 minutes to complete.

Length of Study:

You will be on study for about 3-6 months after the last day of treatment.

This is an investigational study. Up to 1200 will take part at MD Anderson.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
838
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Aim 1 Discovery Phase: The samples are from a large NIH-funded Genome-wide association study of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (Shete; PI). A total of 2900 "case" patients and 1200 control patients were recruited for the study. In this study, we will only use cases who were: a) Newly diagnosed, untreated, histopathologically confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, pharynx, or larynx; b) No previous cancers; c) Age 18 years or older; d) white Caucasian.
  2. Aim 2: a) Newly diagnosed patients (have not had any prior cancer treatment) with loco-regional squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, b) Will receive cancer treatment at MDACC or at Ben Taub, c) Are 18 years or older, d) English or Spanish speaking; e) Able to understand the description of the study and give written informed consent; f) Will state that they will receive follow-up at MD Anderson post-treatment or at Ben Taub. This sample will also be included in the Validation Phase of Aim 1. We note that population stratification, i.e., the presence of a systematic difference in allele frequencies between subpopulations in a population possibly due to different ancestry, is an issue for genetic association studies.
  3. Aim 3: Patients included in aims 1 and 2.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Exclusion for Aim 2: a) Patients with distant metastasis (Stage IVC); b. Patients participating in clinical trials/ investigational drugs for pain control. Aim 1 (discovery phase) and Aim 3 will use existing data.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Newly Diagnosed HNCQuantitative Sensory TestingFor AIM 2 and AIM3, Newly diagnosed and previously untreated patients with locoregional squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck recruited at MD Anderson: Pain assessed at baseline, weekly during treatment, and during clinic visits (every 6-8 weeks) for a period of 3 months after treatment. Quantitative sensory testing performed at baseline and at 3 months from completion of treatment to determine nociceptive versus neuropathic component.
Newly Diagnosed HNCQuestionnairesFor AIM 2 and AIM3, Newly diagnosed and previously untreated patients with locoregional squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck recruited at MD Anderson: Pain assessed at baseline, weekly during treatment, and during clinic visits (every 6-8 weeks) for a period of 3 months after treatment. Quantitative sensory testing performed at baseline and at 3 months from completion of treatment to determine nociceptive versus neuropathic component.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Genome-wide analyses on Participants with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck5 years

Genome-wide analyses, 730,525 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), on participants with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in order to identify potentially novel gene variants associated with the development of chronic pain (neuropathic versus nociceptive).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessed Pain Severity (mean pain)Baseline to 3 months post treatment

Pain Severity determined using 0-10 numeric rating scale (0= 'no pain' and 10='worst pain imaginable'). Pain assessed at baseline (start of the study), weekly during treatment, and during clinic visits (every 6-8 weeks) for a period of 3 months after treatment.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital (LBJ)

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Houston, Texas, United States

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Houston, Texas, United States

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