Actively Recruiting
Prehabilitation Protocol for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Led by University of Miami · Updated on 2026-01-05
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this research is to help researchers understand the barriers, supports, and preferences for prehabilitation. Prehabilitation in this study means head and neck cancer patients will receive nutritional counseling sessions and attend exercise programs before and during radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy treatment.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Prehabilitation Protocol for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 to 80 years old
- Diagnosis of non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck (oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, nasopharynx)
- Plan for curative radiation therapy or chemoradiation therapy at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Patients who underwent surgery for head and neck cancer are eligible
- Medical clearance for exercise
- First treatment not scheduled within 3 weeks of recruitment
- English or Spanish speaker
You will not qualify if you...
- Metastatic cancer
- Unable to complete baseline assessment or start prehabilitation before radiation or chemoradiation treatment
- Any physician-determined contraindication to diet changes or exercise
- Engaging in more than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week in the past month
- Not an English or Spanish speaker
- History of dementia or major psychiatric disease interfering with study participation
- History of stroke, myocardial infarction, or congestive heart failure within the past year
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 2 or higher
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
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Research Team
A
Akina Natori, MD, MSPH
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
1
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