Status:
COMPLETED
Nurse-led Follow-up Care for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to conduct an early evaluation of a nurse-led follow up intervention added to the usual medically oriented follow up care. Besides evaluating the feasibility and acceptabi...
Detailed Description
Background: After treatment for cancer, follow-up surveillance is regarded important. In head and neck cancer patients however, increasing research evidence shows that at least the goal of detecting r...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosed with a primary head and neck tumour
- Absence of other cancers diagnosed
- Treatment with curative intent, all treatment modalities
- Treatment and 12 month follow-up planned in Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
- Able to speak, write and understand Dutch
- Cognitively able to give informed consent
Exclusion
- Actual psychiatric disease
- Actual alcohol addiction
- Known life expectancy of \< 6 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
160 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01167179
Start Date
December 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2012
Last Update
December 15 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Nijmegen, Netherlands, 6500 HB