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NCT04952922Completed

Changes to Function and Quality of Life and Patient Experience for Patients Undergoing Treatments for Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancer

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Aug 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this research project is to measure changes in communication, swallowing and quality of life and individual patient priorities which may happen over time in patients with a diagnosis of recurrent head and neck cancer, specifically recurrent cancer (cancer which has returned after previous treatment) of the back of the throat, the tonsils and/or the base of tongue (recurrent oropharyngeal cancer) and what it is like for patients and their significant others to experience these changes over time.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
25 (actual)
First submitted
28 Jun 2021
Start date
27 Oct 2021
Primary completion date
13 May 2024
Lead sponsor
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
NCT number
NCT04952922

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 25
  • From 27 Oct 2021 to the primary completion date, 13 May 2024
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Any previous medical condition, other than HNC, which has a known impact on communication/ swallowing (Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, cerebral vascular accident (CVA)

Who the study is looking for

  • Adult (aged 18 years or over) competent to provide consent
  • Have a diagnosis of recurrent OPC
  • Have adequate linguistic and cognitive function to participate in interview
  • English speaking

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status

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