A study was conducted to compare the efficacy of a video-based educational program for the management of post-radiotherapy side effects to the standard medical treatment of the side effects in head and neck cancer patients.

Effectiveness of Video-Based Education Program On Post-Radiotherapy Side-Effects Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer in a Tertiary Care Center: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/09/073331

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-09-16

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Interventions

Intervention1: A video-based education program for managing post-radiotherapy side effects.: An educational video of 9 minutes will encompass various factors, such as self-management techniques, low-i

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with head and neck cancer who are more than 18 years old and attending the Oncology Day Care OPD of AIIMS, Jodhpur. 2) Patients with head and neck cancer attending the Oncology Day Care OPD of AIIMS, Jodhpur, to receive radiotherapy, adjuvant radiotherapy, or neo-adjuvant radiotherapy for the first time.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are not able to follow instructions. 2) Patients who are not willing to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post-radiotherapy side effects: fatigue, weight loss, dysphagia, xerostomia, nausea and vomiting, oral mucositis, radiation dermatitisTimepoint: The post-radiotherapy side effects will be measured at 3 points in time: Baseline data will be collected at the time of enrolment Assessment I: One week after receiving the first radiotherapy Assessment II- At the end of the first month (4 weeks). Assessment III- At the end of 6 weeks.	—

Measure

Time frame

Post-radiotherapy side effects: fatigue, weight loss, dysphagia, xerostomia, nausea and vomiting, oral mucositis, radiation dermatitisTimepoint: The post-radiotherapy side effects will be measured at 3 points in time: Baseline data will be collected at the time of enrolment Assessment I: One week after receiving the first radiotherapy Assessment II- At the end of the first month (4 weeks). Assessment III- At the end of 6 weeks.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Association of selected post-radiotherapy side effects with selected socio-demographic and clinical variables.Timepoint: Sociodemographic and clinical data will be collected at the time of enrolment	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRiya Pan

All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur

vandna.pandey80@gmail.com9309398688

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026