NCT03065634

Return to Work and Living Healthy After Head and Neck Cancer

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 39 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Leipzig · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Based on a randomized controlled trial, the manualized group intervention Return to work and living healthy after head and neck cancer (RELIANCE) for head and neck cancer survivors will be tested against a non-manualized control intervention (social counseling) in order to evaluate the efficacy of the RELIANCE intervention compared to the control condition. The study design includes two phases, the initial study phase (pilot study) and the intervention study (RCT). The aim of the pilot study is to implement and ensure the necessary standardized procedures for the implementation of patient recruitment and interventions. In the randomized controlled trial, potential participants are assigned to the intervention group or to the control group.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Return to work and living healthy after head and neck cancer	Return to work and living healthy after head and neck cancer (RELIANCE) is a 2-months group intervention for head and neck cancer patients delivered by a trained psychotherapist and a peer in eight sessions. The individual sessions aim to improve work ability, quality of life and psychological well-being
BEHAVIORAL	socio-legal counseling	Non-manualized socio-legal counseling two socio-legal counseling sessions delivered by a social worker

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-09-30
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2017-02-28
• Last updated: 2020-11-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany