Clinical trial NCT06272513: Influencing Factors for Physical Activity in People With Head and Neck Cancer
Official title: Exploring Influencing Factors for Physical Activity Participation in People With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer - a Qualitative Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Keywords: qualitative research
interviews
focus groups
physical activity
health promotion
Lead sponsor: Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
name: University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland
name: UMC Utrecht
name: University of Lausanne
name: Zurich University of Applied Sciences
First posted: 2024-02-22
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: individual interview participants: 12 individuals with a diagnosis of a stage III or IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, after surgery \& (chemo)radiotherapy

focus group interview participants: 8 significant others (partner, spouse, close familiy member or friend) of individuals with a diagnosis of a stage III or IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Brief summary: The goal of this qualitative study is to explore influencing factors for physical activity participation in people affected by an advanced head and neck cancer from the perspective of people affected and their significant others.

Individual interviews will be conducted with people affected by head and neck cancer and focus group interviews will be held with significant others of people being affected to answer the following research questions:

* What capabilities and opportunities for physical activity participation do people with advanced head and neck cancer experience?
* What motivates people with advanced head and neck cancer to be physically active?
* How do significant others view capabilities, opportunities, and motivation for physical activity participation in people with head and neck cancer?

The interviews will be transcribed verbatim and analysed with a structuring content analysis approach.

Detailed description: see attached study protocol

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria for people with head and neck cancer:

* minimal age 18
* diagnosis of a primary head and neck squamous cell carcinoma within the last 24 months
* oral, pharyngeal, or laryngeal cancer stage III or IV
* completed surgery and/or radio(chemo)therapy in curative intent

Exclusion criteria for people with head and neck cancer:

* not having the physical, mental, and cognitive ability to understand, follow and hold a conversation in (Swiss-)German
* treatment in palliative intent
* recurrence of the head and neck tumour (local or distant)

Inclusion criteria for significant others of people with head and neck cancer:

* minimal age 18
* being a significant other (partner, spouse, close family member or friend) of an individual with a head and neck cancer with the above-mentioned criteria
* having the permission of the individual affected by head and neck cancer to talk about their experiences

Exclusion criteria for significant others of people with head and neck cancer:

- not having the physical, mental, and cognitive ability to understand, follow and take part in a group discussion in (Swiss-)German

Primary outcomes:
measure: interview transcripts
timeFrame: March 2024- March 2025
Secondary outcomes:
measure: personal information of participants
timeFrame: March 2024- March 2025
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Switzerland
name: Martina Schmocker, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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