Effects of an ritual training program in the head and neck cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

Effects of an Ritual Training Program on body image, disfigurement, social interaction, depression, self-esteem

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11570710

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-11-21

Start date

2017-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

Head and neck cancer, survival, psychosocial dimension and quality of life Cancer Head and neck cancer, survival, psychosocial dimension and quality of life

Interventions

Participants are randomly allocated to one of two groups. Experimental: Ritual training program ritual training program for 8 weeks, biweekly. The ritual training program includes edu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 20 to 70 years 2. Newly diagnosed first occurrence of male and female HNC 3. Completion of treatment and more than 3 months post-treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with cancer recurrence during completion treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Life is measured using the UW-QOL Scale from baseline quality of life at 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Body Image is measured using Body Image Scale from baseline body image at 6 months 2. Disfigurement is measured using Observer-rated disfigurement scale from baseline body image at 6 months 3. Social Interaction is measured using Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale from baseline social interaction at 6 months 4. Depression is measured using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression Subscale from baseline depression at 6 months 5. Self-esteem is measured using Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale from baseline self-esteem at 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Body Image is measured using Body Image Scale from baseline body image at 6 months 2. Disfigurement is measured using Observer-rated disfigurement scale from baseline body image at 6 months 3. Social Interaction is measured using Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale from baseline social interaction at 6 months 4. Depression is measured using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression Subscale from baseline depression at 6 months 5. Self-esteem is measured using Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale from baseline self-esteem at 6 months

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Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

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