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Testing Accountability in Patient Adherence

9 de septiembre de 2019 actualizado por: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
The goal of this research study is to look for factors that influence whether or not head and neck cancer patients follow the swallowing exercises that they are asked to perform while receiving radiation treatment.

Descripción general del estudio

Descripción detallada

Head and neck cancer patients who receive radiation are at risk for permanent swallowing disorders. Because of these potential problems, swallowing exercises are an important part of recovery. Researchers want to learn what factors affect how well patients follow the swallowing schedule they are given, and what can be done to make it consistent.

If you agree to take part in this study, you will have the following procedures performed.

Videotaped Swallowing Exercise:

Researchers will ask you to perform 3 swallowing exercises while being recorded by a video camera. The length of the taping session will be 3 minutes. Afterward, you will fill out 3 questionnaires. The questionnaires will take about 10 minutes to complete.

Length of Study:

You will be asked to come in 1 time for this study.

For the next 2 years, information may be collected from your medical record. This information will include the cancer stage, if the disease has gotten worse, any treatment you receive, and any side effects you experience. This information will help researchers learn how certain treatments affect patients and their risk for future disease.

This is an investigational study.

Up to 225 patient will take part in this study. All will be enrolled at MD Anderson.

Tipo de estudio

De observación

Inscripción (Anticipado)

225

Contactos y Ubicaciones

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Ubicaciones de estudio

    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, Estados Unidos, 77030
        • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Criterios de participación

Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.

Criterio de elegibilidad

Edades elegibles para estudiar

18 años y mayores (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)

Acepta Voluntarios Saludables

No

Géneros elegibles para el estudio

Todos

Método de muestreo

Muestra no probabilística

Población de estudio

Head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy at MDACC clinics.

Descripción

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Are dispositioned to receive radiation with curative intent for nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, laryngeal, or an unknown primary cancer with cervical metastases.
  2. Are stage II-IVB for oropharyngeal and laryngeal
  3. Are stage I-IVB for hypopharyngeal and nasopharyngeal
  4. At least 18 years of age
  5. Speak and read English
  6. Oriented to time, person, and place
  7. Have a Zubrod performance status of 0 to 2

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Have other cancer diagnoses, except non-melanoma skin cancer
  2. Had treatment for previous H & N cancer or radiation to the head and neck
  3. Have a history of previous head and neck surgery (excluding biopsy and/or tonsillectomy and/or tracheotomy)
  4. Have a current oropharyngeal dysphagia unrelated to cancer diagnosis (e.g., dysphagia due to underlying neurogenic disorder)

Plan de estudios

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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?

Detalles de diseño

Cohortes e Intervenciones

Grupo / Cohorte
Intervención / Tratamiento
Group 1(High Accountability-Human Monitoring)
Participants randomly assigned to receive one of three sets of instructions before starting. Instructions for three swallowing exercises as well as an introductory script explaining the purpose of the exercises will be videotaped and shown to participants. Participants perform 3 swallowing exercises while researcher leaves the room. At the end of the testing period, researcher will come back into the room and record the number on participant's tracking device. Participant to tell whether they did as many repetitions as possible and if not, why they were not able to do as many as possible. This portion of the experiment will be videotaped. Participants complete an M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Cancer Patients before procedure as well as a brief 3-page post-session questionnaire.
Participants perform 3 swallowing exercises.
Participants complete an M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Cancer Patients before swallowing exercise procedure.
Participants fill out 3 questionnaires after swallowing exercises. The questionnaires will take about 10 minutes to complete.
Otros nombres:
  • Encuestas
Group 2(Low Accountability-Human Monitoring)
Participants randomly assigned to receive one of three sets of instructions before starting. Instructions for three swallowing exercises as well as an introductory script explaining the purpose of the exercises will be videotaped and shown to participants. Participants perform 3 swallowing exercises while researcher leaves the room. At the end of the testing period, researcher will come back into the room and record the number on participant's tracking device. Participants complete an M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Cancer Patients before procedure as well as a brief 3-page post-session questionnaire.
Participants perform 3 swallowing exercises.
Participants complete an M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Cancer Patients before swallowing exercise procedure.
Participants fill out 3 questionnaires after swallowing exercises. The questionnaires will take about 10 minutes to complete.
Otros nombres:
  • Encuestas
Group 3(Low Accountability-Technological Monitoring)
Participants randomly assigned to receive one of three sets of instructions before starting. Instructions for three swallowing exercises as well as an introductory script explaining the purpose of the exercises will be videotaped and shown to participants. Participants perform 3 swallowing exercises while researcher leaves the room. At the end of the testing period, researcher will come back into the room and record the number on participant's tracking device. The videocamera will tape participant's session so evaluation can be made as to exercise accuracy. Participants complete an M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Cancer Patients before procedure as well as a brief 3-page post-session questionnaire.
Participants perform 3 swallowing exercises.
Participants complete an M.D. Anderson Symptom Inventory for Head and Neck Cancer Patients before swallowing exercise procedure.
Participants fill out 3 questionnaires after swallowing exercises. The questionnaires will take about 10 minutes to complete.
Otros nombres:
  • Encuestas

¿Qué mide el estudio?

Medidas de resultado primarias

Medida de resultado
Medida Descripción
Periodo de tiempo
Adherence to Swallowing Exercises
Periodo de tiempo: 1 day
Purpose of experiment is to determine whether an accountability manipulation and whether human vs technological monitoring result in higher patient adherence. Main outcome measure is perseverance of effort which will be number of repetitions within one minute interval for each exercise.
1 day

Colaboradores e Investigadores

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Investigadores

  • Investigador principal: Eileen H. Shinn, PHD, MS, BA, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Publicaciones y enlaces útiles

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Fechas de registro del estudio

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Fechas importantes del estudio

Inicio del estudio (Actual)

1 de mayo de 2013

Finalización primaria (Anticipado)

1 de diciembre de 2020

Finalización del estudio (Anticipado)

1 de diciembre de 2021

Fechas de registro del estudio

Enviado por primera vez

29 de abril de 2013

Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

29 de abril de 2013

Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)

1 de mayo de 2013

Actualizaciones de registros de estudio

Última actualización publicada (Actual)

11 de septiembre de 2019

Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad

9 de septiembre de 2019

Última verificación

1 de septiembre de 2019

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