Status:
COMPLETED
Comprehensive Assessment of Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
Lead Sponsor:
Jay F. Piccirillo, MD
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Conditions:
Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Brief Summary
Cancer survivorship has dramatically improved within the last four decades and a greater number of Americans are living after cancer diagnosis. An increase in the number of survivors has highlighted t...
Detailed Description
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States today, accounting for nearly a quarter of total deaths. Due to advancements in cancer management, specifically in the areas of surveill...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects must be 40 years of age or older.
- Subjects must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.
- Subjects must be newly diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell cancer.
- Subjects must not have already had treatment for this cancer diagnosis.
- Subjects must be anticipated to receive at least one of the following types of therapy: surgery, chemotherapy or radiation.
Exclusion
- Subjects with prior cancer diagnoses who have evidence of active disease.
- Subjects who have received cancer treatment within the past year.
- Subjects who have received chemotherapy or radiation treatment within the past year (for any disease state).
- Life expectancy of less than 3 months.
- Subjects with melanoma or other non-squamous cell cancer.
- Subjects who score \>9 on Short Blessed Test (SBT) at baseline.
- Subjects who are unable to complete all of the required forms and tasks at baseline, either because of cognitive deficits or physical limitations.
- Any medical condition the PI determines to affect safe study participation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01222481
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
March 2 2012
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
2
Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110