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NCT Number: NCT05246891

Rehabilitation Nursing Program in Otolaryngology

The European Commission's current political guidelines demonstrate into a joint plan aimed at improving and controlling cancer disease. Head and neck cancer (HNC) are the sixth most common cancer worldwide. The surgery is one of the most effective treatments, however it significantly compromises the self-care and functional capacity of the patients, so the intervention the Rehabilitation Nurse (RN) is essential.

Objective: Compare the degree of dependence in discharge from patients undergoing HNC surgery with RN intervention versus general nursing care (not RN intervention). The specific objective is to analyze the role of confounders in the effect of the RN intervention on the patient dependence.

Seventy-nine patients with RN intervention who undergoing a different type of surgery (1-Neck dissection, 2-Total laryngectomy with neck dissection, 3-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection and tracheotomy, 4-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection, pectorals major flap and tracheotomy) and all patients who undergoing the same type of surgery without RN intervention (n=72).

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Key information

Conditions

Rehabilitation Head and Neck Neoplasms Neck Cancer Neoplasms Neoplasms by Site Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Évora

Evora, 7000, Portugal

About this study

Seventy-nine patients with RN intervention who undergoing a different type of surgery (1-Neck dissection, 2-Total laryngectomy with neck dissection, 3-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection and tracheotomy, 4-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection, pectorals major flap and tracheotomy) and all patients who undergoing the same type of surgery without RN intervention (n=72). Differences between groups were calculated using non-parametric tests Chi-square for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U for numeric variable. After correlation tests between variables, statistical analysis was carried out through Poisson regression to a significance level of 5%.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Undergoing a different type of surgery: 1-Neck dissection, 2-Total laryngectomy with neck dissection, 3-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection and tracheotomy, 4-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection, pectorals major flap and tracheotomy.

Exclusion criteria

  • Participants will be excluded if not be possible access of the clinical information.

Treatment and study plan

rehabilitation nursing

Other

Functional respiratory rehabilitation and motor exercise plan.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change is being assessed

    Time frame: 0 week - 4 weeks

    Self-care: Barthel Index (0 points-100 points)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Impatient days

    Time frame: 0 week - 4 weeks

    Days of hospitalization

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Évora

Other

Collaborators

  • Instituto Portugues Oncologia de Lisboa Francisco Gentil

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Feb 18, 2022
Registry last updated
Mar 7, 2022

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