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Navigation on Head and Neck Radiotherapy

NCT04857749 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2021-04-23

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Summary

The aim of this experimental study is to evaluate the effect of nurse navigation in the management of symptoms associated with head and neck radiotherapy. All head and neck cancer patients who meet the study criteria of the Radiation Oncology Clinic of Selçuk University Medical Faculty Hospital will be included in the study. According to the previously prepared randomization list, the study group consisted of a total of 88 people, 41 in the experimental group and 47 in the control group. While the standard treatment approaches of the hospital are applied to all patients, a nursing navigation program will be applied in addition to the patients in the experimental group.Quality of life and toxicity criteria will be applied to all patients as measurement tools.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Standard care

As a pre-test to the patients in the group just before starting treatment; Informed Consent Form, Patient Identification Form, CTCAE v5.0 toxicity criteria, Quality of Life Scale will be applied. At the end of the seven weeks, the post-test (measurement tools included in the pre-test) will be applied.

OTHER

Navigation Nursing

With the role of navigator, the nurse contributes to increase the quality of care and to positively affect the physical, psychological and social well-being of the patient. Navigator nurses address patient barriers to care that are complex and often not easily resolved. As a result of the navigation nurses participating in care in the field of oncology; Providing assistance to the side effects of cancer and its treatment, including symptom preventive measures, supporting communication between individuals participating in treatment, preventing delays in treatment, explaining the language of medical treatment, providing psychosocial support, defining and recommending resources.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Selcuk University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-03
Primary Completion
2021-06-20
Completion
2021-07-20

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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