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RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY For Head And Neck Cancer Patients

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified January 2013 by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00578032
First received: December 18, 2007
Last updated: January 31, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

The goal of this study is to better understand the changes in symptoms and overall quality of life after head and neck surgery and reconstruction. "Quality of Life" means how you feel about your life as a result of your disease and its treatment. Learning about changes in patients' quality of life will help doctors and future patients make more informed treatment decisions.


Condition Intervention
Advanced Stage Head and Neck Cancer
 Behavioral: Quality of Life Questionaires & Interview: EORTC QLQ C-30, EORTC QLQ H&N-35, Health Behaviors, Subjective Significance Questionnaire, Qualitative Assessment

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY For Head And Neck Cancer Patients: A Prospective Analysis Of Quality Of Life And Symptom Relief

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Further study details as provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • To describe overall pt-reported health-related QOL and cancer related symptoms pre-operatively and at 3, 6 and 9 mos following surgical resection and reconstruction for head & neck malignancies [ Time Frame: 1 year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • To describe changes in patient-reported health-related quality of life and cancer-related symptoms within 9 or 12 months following surgical resection and reconstruction. [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 130
Study Start Date: December 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
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Patients with head and neck malignancies that require simultaneous surgical resection and reconstruction of the ablative defect will be eligible to participate.
 Behavioral: Quality of Life Questionaires & Interview: EORTC QLQ C-30, EORTC QLQ H&N-35, Health Behaviors, Subjective Significance Questionnaire, Qualitative Assessment
All patients will complete the predefined questionnaires at the following four time points along the course of their care: preoperative clinic visit, and 3 months (±1 month), 6 months (±1), and 9 months (1 and +3) post-operatively. Completion of the questionnaires should take approximately 30 minutes

Detailed Description:

This prospective, longitudinal study will evaluate patient-reported quality of life and symptomatology immediately prior to and for up to one year following surgical resection and reconstruction head and neck malignancies.Patients with head and neck malignancies that require simultaneous surgical resection and reconstruction of the ablative defect will be eligible to participate.Quality of life and symptom relief will be evaluated by both domain and disease specific questionnaires at four time points: pre-operatively, and 3 months (±1 month), 6 months (±1), and 9 months (-1 and +3) post-operatively. These assessment points represent clinically significant events in patients' post-operative course following head and neck surgery. Studies have shown that quality of life decreases significantly at three months after surgery but then reapproaches baseline levels around one year (1). Pre-operative responses will serve as the baseline for comparison.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients with head and and neck malignancies hat require simultaneous surgical resection and reconstruction of the ablative defect will be eligible to participate.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients undergoing surgical resection and reconstruction for every stage head and neck malignancies at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
  • Patients at least 21 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are less than 21 years old
  • Patients who do not speak the English language
  • Patients who are unable to comprehend the content of the questionnaires due to psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment
  • Patients who cannot complete the pre-operative questionnaires during consent
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00578032

Contacts
Contact: Andrea Pusaic, MD,MHS 212-639-5085
Contact: Snehal Patel, MD 212-639-3412

Locations
United States, New York
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Recruiting
New York, New York, United States, 10065
Contact: Andrea Pusaic            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Andrea Pusaic, MD, MHS Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  More Information

Additional Information:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering web site  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00578032     History of Changes
Obsolete Identifiers: NCT00573625
Other Study ID Numbers: 07-150
Study First Received: December 18, 2007
Last Updated: January 31, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center:
head
neck
cancer
 reconstruction
quality of life
07-150

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Neoplasms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013