NCT03760471

Palliative and Oncology Care Intervention: Symptom COACH

A Collaborative Palliative and Oncology Care Intervention to Improve Symptoms and Coping During Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fox Chase Cancer Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators propose to conduct the first pilot trial of a collaborative palliative and oncology care intervention for HNC patients receiving CRT to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. The intervention will incorporate weekly palliative care visits into standard oncology care targeting coping, mood, and symptom management.

Conditions

• Cancer of Head and Neck

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Evidenced-based symptom management and coping intervention	The intervention visits will focus on coping and the following symptoms prevalent during CRT: (1) pain and mucositis, (2) nausea, (3) constipation, (4) fatigue, (5) sleep disturbances, (6) xerostomia, (7) thick mucus, and (8) depression

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-07
• Primary completion: 2019-11-01
• Completion: 2022-11-01
• First posted: 2018-11-30
• Last updated: 2022-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States