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Understanding Nutrition in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors and Caregivers

This study aims to understand how well head and neck cancer survivors and their caregivers understand nutrition, and how this knowledge affects their health and quality of life. We are looking for survivors who are 6 months to 4 years past their main cancer treatment and have no signs of cancer, along with an informal caregiver who helps with food. We will measure nutrition literacy (how well you understand nutrition information), nutrition status, and skin carotenoid levels (a measure of antioxidant intake) at one point in time. This study will help us learn more about the connection between nutrition knowledge and overall well-being for both survivors and their caregivers.

Study design
This is an observational study planning to include 150 participants. It is designed to look at information at a single point in time.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Measurements will be taken at a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment.

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NCT07021885

NLit and Outcomes in HNC Survivor-Caregiver Dyads

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
University of Kansas Medical Center
~150 participants
Updated 2025-06-15 on ClinicalTrials.gov

At a glance

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What they're measuring
Nutrition Literacy
Measured over at a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment
+11 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer
Caregiver Burden
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Kansas1

Who to contact

Anna Arthur
[email protected]
913-945-7079
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Survivors and their caregivers will be eligible to participate if the survivor 1) has a history of oral cavity, pharyngeal, or laryngeal cancer, 2) is between 6 months - 4 years post-primary oncology treatment, 3) has no evidence of disease, 4) has an informal caregiver living in or out of the home who has a shared or primary role in food procurement and/or preparation, 5) no current use of feeding tube as the primary source of nutrition and can consume food orally, 6) age 18+, 7) English-speaking. Survivors and their caregivers will not be eligible to participate if either has 1) dementia or organic brain syndrome; 2) severe emotional distress; 3) active schizophrenia, 4) another diagnosis of cancer in the past five years (not including skin or cervical cancer in situ).

Exclusion

Adults unable to consent
Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
Pregnant women
Prisoners

What this trial measures

  • Nutrition Literacyat a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Measured by the self-administered Nutrition Literacy Assessment Instrument (NLit).

  • Nutrition Statusat a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Measured by the Mini Nutrition Assessment (MNA)

  • Skin Carotenoidat a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Using the Veggie Meter®

  • Body compositionat a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Measured by BIA - InBody© 270, USA

  • Functional statusat a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Handgrip strength will be measured and recorded 3 times using the Jamar hand dynamometer on the dominant hand; Functional performance status will also be assessed using a short physical performance battery consisting of three functional tests assessing performance.

  • Sociodemographics.at a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Age, biological sex, race, ethnicity, years of education, annual household income, employment status, pack-years smoking, alcohol consumption (current, former, never) will be self-reported.

  • Fruit & Vegetable Intakeat a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Using the Eating at America's Table Study's (EATS) All-Day screener designed, and validated by the National Cancer Institute

  • Exerciseat a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Assessed using a modified Godin Leisure-Time Exercise Questionnaire

  • Food SecurityAt a single time point between 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Self-reported food security will be assessed using the USDA's U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form

  • Caregiving characteristicsbetween 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Caregiver only: Caregivers will be asked to self-report their residence (in or out of survivor's home), years spent caregiving, hours per week spent caregiving, relationship to survivor, and role in food procurement and preparation

  • Quality of lifebetween 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Caregiver: Overall quality of life will be assessed using the Caregiver FACT-General, which is structured and scored similarly to the FACT-HN but adapted for use in cancer caregivers. Cancer survivor: Overall quality of life will be assess using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Head and Neck (FACT-HN) quality of life questionnaire.

  • Clinical characteristicsbetween 6 months and 5 years post-treatment

    Tumor site, cancer stage, treatment modality, and HPV-status of the tumor will be collected through EMR review