NCT02085525

A Randomized Comparative Study of a Weekly Versus Every Other Week Nurse Practitioner-led Symptom Management Clinic for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiation

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A retrospective chart review of patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy for oropharynx cancer was performed to compare clinical data for patients treated prior to the initiation of the NP clinic with those subsequently seen weekly in the NP clinic. The variables studied included; rate of hospitalization, dose completion and dose reductions. The results revealed an overall improvement in all variables for those patients seen in the weekly NP clinic. To further analyze this data a randomized, prospective study is proposed to validate the findings of the retrospective study. It is predicted that a weekly NP led clinic will decrease costly hospitalizations, increase patient treatment completion and improve overall patient quality of life and satisfaction.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nurse Practitioner Clinic	The nurse practitioner (NP) clinic is staffed by two NPs, one registered nurse, and several medical assistants. Patients can be seen by either NP during their treatment course. Patients will be scheduled to be seen in the (NP) clinic based on randomization assignment. Each clinic visit focuses on specific concerns and toxicities of the patient and their significant other. This will include physical as well as psychological, social and spiritual needs.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-03-01
• First posted: 2014-03-13
• Last updated: 2014-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States