Cancer of Head and Neck
Conditions
Keywords
Cancer Head&Neck, Smoker
Brief summary
The primary objective of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a standardized clinical practice counseling strategy for promoting post-diagnosis smoking cessation among patients with SCCHN. Efficacy will be measured as the percentage of patients who succeed in sustained smoking cessation (sustained quitters, see below) at 6+1 months after enrollment, i.e., after the initiation of anti-smoking counseling.
Interventions
OTHERSmoking counseling
The investigator, upon enrollment, will initiate a standardized strategy from clinical practice: the investigator will conduct brief counseling (minimal advice) using the administration of of a questionnaire that will include, in addition to questions about current and past, the administration of the Fagerstrom test to measure physical dependence on nicotine and questions to investigate intention to quit smoking (Mondor test)
Sponsors
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
. * Patients with SCCHN tumors of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, nasopharynx, and paranasal sinuses. * Patients older than 18 years of age with SCCHN of these sites who are candidates for surgical/radiotherapy (RT)/radiochemotherapy (RTCT) treatment with curative intent (primary treatment). * Patients with SCCHN who are active smokers, or have quit smoking for less than 30 days, at the time of initiation of the process (visits and instrumental tests) that led to the diagnosis of cancer
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with SCCHN cancer who have quit smoking for more than 30 days at the time of initiation of the diagnostic process. * Patients using only e-cigarettes at the time of initiation of the treatment process. * Patients with non-SCCHN cancer in recurrent metastatic stage and not eligible for curative purpose therapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness of a standardized counseling strategy in clinical practice to promote smoking cessation | 6+1 months from enrollment, i.e., initiation of anti-smoking counseling. | The primary objective of our study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a standardized clinical practice counseling strategy for promoting post-diagnosis smoking cessation among patients with SCCHN. Efficacy will be measured as the percentage of patients who succeed in sustained smoking cessation (sustained quitters, see below) at 6+1 months after enrollment, i.e., after the initiation of anti-smoking counseling. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactPIERLUIGI PB BONOMO, MEDICAL DOCTOR
Backup ContactLUCIA PAOLINI
Outcome results
None listed