New online tool aims to ease life after head and neck cancer

NCT ID NCT04208490

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This trial tests a web-based tool called HN-STAR that helps head and neck cancer survivors and their doctors manage ongoing health issues after treatment. About 357 survivors from 20 to 36 cancer clinics will either use the tool or get usual care. The goal is to see if the tool improves quality of life and ensures care follows expert guidelines.

What this could mean

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Active substance

web-based survivorship tool (HN-STAR)

What this could lead to

If it works, this tool could help head and neck cancer survivors feel better and get care that matches guidelines.

What could go wrong

This is a relatively small trial testing a digital tool, not a drug. The tool may not improve outcomes more than usual care, and results may not apply to all survivors.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HEAD AND NECK CANCER

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Locations

AnMed Health Cancer Center

Anderson, South Carolina, 29621, United States
Ascension Columbia Saint Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53211, United States
Ascension Saint Elizabeth Hospital

Appleton, Wisconsin, 54915, United States
Ascension Saint Francis - Reiman Cancer Center

Franklin, Wisconsin, 53132, United States
Aspirus Cancer Care - James Beck Cancer Center

Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 54501, United States
Aspirus Cancer Care - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 54481, United States
Aspirus Langlade Hospital

Antigo, Wisconsin, 54409, United States
Aspirus Regional Cancer Center

Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States
Augusta University Medical Center

Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
Beebe Health Campus

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, 19971, United States
Beebe South Coastal Health Campus

Frankford, Delaware, 19945, United States
Bon Secours Saint Francis Medical Center

Midlothian, Virginia, 23114, United States
Carle Cancer Center

Urbana, Illinois, 61801, United States
Carle Physician Group-Mattoon/Charleston

Mattoon, Illinois, 61938, United States
Carle at The Riverfront

Danville, Illinois, 61832, United States
Carle on Vermilion

Danville, Illinois, 61832, United States
Decatur Memorial Hospital

Decatur, Illinois, 62526, United States
Geisinger Medical Center

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States
Harold Alfond Center for Cancer Care

Augusta, Maine, 04330, United States
Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Cook County

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
Kingman Regional Medical Center

Kingman, Arizona, 86401, United States
Licking Memorial Hospital

Newark, Ohio, 43055, United States
Maine Medical Partners - South Portland

South Portland, Maine, 04106, United States
Maine Medical Partners Otolaryngology

Portland, Maine, 04101, United States
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States
Montefiore Medical Center - Moses Campus

The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
Montefiore Medical Center-Einstein Campus

The Bronx, New York, 10461, United States
OptumCare Cancer Care at Charleston

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102, United States
OptumCare Cancer Care at Fort Apache

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89148, United States
OptumCare Cancer Care at Seven Hills

Henderson, Nevada, 89052, United States
Park Nicollet Clinic - Saint Louis Park

Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, 55416, United States
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital

Albany, Georgia, 31701, United States
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Butternut

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Prisma Health Cancer Institute - Faris

Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
Queen's Medical Center

Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
Regions Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, United States
Reid Health

Richmond, Indiana, 47374, United States
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers-Boulder

Boulder, Colorado, 80304, United States
Saint Francis Cancer Center

Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, United States
Saint Francis Hospital

Greenville, South Carolina, 29601, United States
Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer Center Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54301, United States
Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center

Fargo, North Dakota, 58122, United States
Sanford USD Medical Center - Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57117-5134, United States
Spartanburg Medical Center

Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29303, United States
ThedaCare Regional Cancer Center

Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911, United States