Getting Recovery Right After Neck Dissection (GRRAND-F): Feasibility study to design a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Head and neck cancer; Cancer

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11979997
• Lead Sponsor: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34155073/ (added 24/06/2021) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36375975/ Embedded qualitative interview study (added 15/11/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37007098/ results (added 04/04/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-10-08
• Study Completion: 2022-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women aged 18 years and above
2. Patients being treated for HNC in whom an ND is part of their care
3. Willing and able to provide informed consent
4. Able to understand written English
5. Willing to attend the physiotherapy outpatient department if randomised to the experimental intervention arm
6. Patients who remain eligible post-operatively when reviewed prior to randomisation

Exclusion Criteria

1. If treatment is palliative (expected survival six months or less)
2. Those with a pre-existing, long-term neurological disease affecting the shoulder e.g. hemiplegia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified