Sensor-Assisted Prevention of Dehydration in Head and Neck Cancer Patients (NCT02253238) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Sensor-Assisted Prevention of Dehydration in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
United States427 participantsStarted 2014-01-07
Plain-language summary
The goal of this research study is to learn if home-use of devices to identify dehydration risk, when added to standard care, will help to lower hospitalizations and emergency room visits (and related costs) in patients with head and neck cancer.
CYCORE is a software-based system that enables comprehensive collection, storage and analysis of information related to cancer research and clinical care. In this study, those in the CYCORE group use devices at home to measure their dehydration risk. This information is monitored by their clinicians. Those in the standard care group complete health based surveys, as do those in the CYCORE group.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion criteria
✓. Diagnosis of any of the following cancers: stage 1-4b (includes 4a) oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal, nasopharyngeal, salivary gland or oral cavity; stage 3-4b (includes 4a) laryngeal; any unknown primary head and neck cancer with cervical metastasis that will be addressed with treatment to bilateral necks and mucosa; any thyroid cancer that will be addressed with treatment to the bilateral necks; or other head and neck cancers medically approved by one of our Radiation Oncology collaborating MDs
✓. Currently receiving (or scheduled to receive) radiation treatment for a cancer listed in the inclusion criteria
✓. Age 18 years or older
✓. Fluent in English
✓. Radiation treatment for this cancer was completed (or will be completed) at MD Anderson Cancer Center (Post-RT study only)
✓. Receiving radiation treatment for this cancer at any site within the MDACC Cancer Network (Cancer Network study only)
Exclusion criteria
✕. Overt cognitive difficulty demonstrated by not being clearly oriented to person or place or time
What they're measuring
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Comparison Between the Two Groups of the Number of Hospitalizations and ER Visits Due to Dehydration