Prehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

This study is looking into a "prehabilitation" program for people with head and neck cancer. Prehabilitation means you would receive nutritional counseling and join exercise programs before and during your radiation or chemoradiation treatments. The goal is to understand what helps or hinders people from participating in these programs. Researchers will measure how easy it is for participants to engage, attend scheduled visits, and how satisfied they feel with the program. This study is open to people aged 18 to 80 who have non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 60 participants. It focuses on evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the prehabilitation program.
What's involved
Participants will be referred to an oncology nutritional counseling and exercise program. These activities will take place before and during radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy treatment.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study measures participant engagement, attendance, and satisfaction for up to 18 weeks.

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NCT07318220

Prehabilitation Protocol for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Recruiting
NAAges 18–80InterventionalPrevention
University of Miami
~60 participants
Updated 2026-06-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Referral to Oncology Nutritional Counseling and Exercise Program

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Aim 2: Feasibility of Participant Engagement in Prehabilitation Prescription Program
Measured over Up to 18 Weeks
+2 more outcomes measured
Head and Neck Cancer
1 sites across 1 states
Florida1
  • Akina Natori, MD, MSPH · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Miami

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  • Aim 2: Feasibility of Participant Engagement in Prehabilitation Prescription ProgramUp to 18 Weeks

    Feasibility will be measured as the percentage of participants that agree to participate in the prehabilitation prescription protocol. Criterion for success: At least (≥) 50% of all eligible participants agree to participate in the prehabilitation prescription protocol.

  • Aim 2: Feasibility of Participant Attendance to Scheduled Visits of the Prehabilitation Prescription ProtocolUp to 18 Weeks

    Feasibility will be measured as the percentage of participants attending scheduled visits of the prehabilitation prescription protocol. Criterion for success: At least (≥) 70% of participants attend all scheduled visits.

  • Aim 2: Acceptability of Participants That Feel Satisfied with the Prehabilitation Prescription ProtocolUp to 18 Weeks

    Acceptability will be measured as the percentage of participants that report satisfaction with the prehabilitation prescription protocol. Criterion for success: At least (≥) 80% of participants complete the prehabilitation prescription protocol.