Qualitative Exploration of Head & Neck Cancer Patient Reported Experience of Radiotherapy With Focus on Restriction Anxiety & 'Claustrophobia
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 20
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patient experience
研究概览
简要总结
The study aims to explore the experience of patients with Head and Neck Cancer, who are preparing for and/or completed radiotherapy treatment.
详细描述
This is a non-interventional study using interviews to explore head and neck cancer patients' experience of preparing for and completing radiotherapy utilising an immobilisation mask.
The study will be conducted in 2 stages:
The first stage is Item generation. Approximately 20 interviews will be conducted with head and neck cancer patients who have completed or partially completed radiotherapy. The interviews will capture their experiences and views pertaining to mould making, scans and radiotherapy, reported associated fear of restriction, suffocation, loss of control and fear of public embarrassment during treatment.
The data from the interviews will be used to develop potential items for a screening tool for identification of those patients likely to experience anxiety and claustrophobia before they start their treatment.
The second stage is cognitive interviews. Approximately 5 patients included in Stage I will be invited to take part in a further interview to review the themes and potential questionnaire items identified from interviews.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Aged over 18 (no upper age limit)
- •Completed or partially completed radiotherapy treatment utilising a mask ≥ 6 weeks previous to study entry
排除标准
- •Unable to understand and communicate in the English language
- •Unable to provide written informed consent
结局指标
主要结局
Patient experience
时间窗: within 6 weeks of using a mask
Interviews will be used to generate themes that capture the patients experience. These themes are the primary outcome.There are no units of measurement or data collection tools only an interview schedule.
次要结局
- potential items for a questionnaire(2 months after completing or partially completing radiotherapy.)