Quality of Life and Development of Measures in Patients With Cancer of the Oral Cavity

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

164 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-12-31

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to learn more about the quality of life and emotional changes that patients experience during their treatment for cancer of the mouth. We want to learn more about the emotional and quality of life problems that occur during and after treatment. This will help us better understand these complex issues and improve treatment.

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Detailed Description

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The objectives of this project are to prospectively assess quality of life (QOL) and psychosocial adaptation in patients undergoing treatment for carcinoma of the oral cavity, including squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (SCCOC) and to validate new instruments (shame \& stigma, demoralization) that will guide quality of life assessment of patients with cancer of the oral cavity. We will utilize modifications of previously described and validated questionnaires that will be administered to eligible patients before the start of their therapy and at several predefined time points during the post-therapy period. This prospective longitudinal assessment will allow us to study the impact of patient demographic, tumor, treatment and lifestyle related variables on the quality of life of patients treated for oral cavity cancer.

Conditions

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Cancer of the Oral Cavity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CROSSOVER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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1

Patients who have been diagnosed with Carcinoma of the oral cavity

questionnaires

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Patient will fill out questionnaires, initial clinic visit, first post-surgery clinic evaluation and 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months following completion of all therapy.

Interventions

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questionnaires

Patient will fill out questionnaires, initial clinic visit, first post-surgery clinic evaluation and 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months following completion of all therapy.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Carcinoma of the oral cavity including one or more of the following anatomic sub-sites: Anterior 2/3rds of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, the upper and lower gums, buccal mucosa, retromolar trigone, hard palate and minor salivary glands.
* Surgically resectable disease in the oral cavity and the neck.
* Patients with prior cancers other than Head and Neck cancers who are currently in remission, have no evidence of disease and are not undergoing any active chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

* Upper aerodigestive squamous cell carcinoma, including the oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx - newly diagnosed or recurrent cancers.
* Newly diagnosed and recurrent carcinoma of the oral cavity including one or more of the following anatomic sub-sites: Anterior 2/3rds of the tongue, the floor of the mouth, the upper and lower gums, buccal mucosa, retromolar trigone, hard palate and minor salivary glands.

Exclusion Criteria

EXCLUSION FOR THE LONDITUDINAL STUDY:

* Primary tumor of the lips (these are skin cancers).
* Surgical treatment excluding diagnostic biopsy of the primary site or biopsy of neck node/s prior to referral to MSKCC.
* Surgically unresectable disease in the neck; including carotid encasement, massive dermal infiltration, and other clinical and radiographic findings which would preclude surgically resectable nodal disease in the neck, prior to initiation of treatment.
* Evidence of distant metastases by clinical or radiographic examination.
* Patients with more than one simultaneous primary tumor.
* Patient unable to read or comprehend the content of the questionnaires due to language barriers or psychiatric disorders.

* Primary tumor of the lips (these are skin cancers).
* Patient unable to read or comprehend the content of the questionnaires due to language barriers or psychiatric disorders.

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No