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Web-Based Program in Helping Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Adhere to Swallowing Exercises and Coping Strategies

RECRUITINGPhase 2Sponsored by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Actively Recruiting
PhasePhase 2
SponsorM.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Started2019-03-18
Est. completion2026-12-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations2 sites

Summary

This phase II trial studies how well a web-based program called Project Prepare works in helping patients with head and neck cancer adhere to swallowing and trismus exercises and coping strategies. Head and neck cancer patients who receive radiation therapy are at risk for permanent swallowing disorders and other side effects. Because of these potential problems, swallowing exercises and coping strategies are important parts of recovery. A web-based program designed to increase adherence to preventive exercises may help patients with head and neck cancer ameliorate the long-term effects of radiation therapy.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Receiving radiation treatment with curative intent for throat cancer
* Can read and speak English or Spanish well enough to answer our questionnaires and understand our website content.

Conditions2

CancerThroat Carcinoma

Locations2 sites

Texas Health Care-Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery Associates
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104
Katrina M. Jensen817-920-0484info@practicalslpinfo.com
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
Eileen H. Shinn713-745-0870eshinn@mdanderson.org

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