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Depression and Adherence in Head and Neck Cancer
Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Summary
Primary Objectives: * Develop and pilot test an innovative intervention to determine its feasibility and acceptability to patients. Recruitment rate, patient satisfaction, attendance, questionnaire completion rates and the reliability and validity of the questionnaires will be assessed. * Conduct preliminary analyses on the efficacy of the intervention in improving patients' depression. Evaluate whether depression levels in patients receiving the intervention decreases, and whether the decrease is greater among those who complete more sessions. * Test the relationship between patients' depression levels and adherence to swallowing rehabilitation and to dental preventive maintenance regimens.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
185
Start Date
2005-03-15
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-03-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Questionnaire
Questionnaire regarding mood, coping with cancer, how closely you follow your treatment schedule, your thoughts, your demographic information (such as age and race), and your medical history. If the answers to your questionnaire indicate that you may be depressed, you will be offered the intervention portion of the study.
Depression Intervention
Sessions given over 7 weeks and each lasting 30-45 minutes, that use "cognitive-behavioral" techniques.
Locations (1)
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, United States