Could a phone call replace the clinic visit for throat cancer Follow-Up?
NCT ID NCT05048459
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares standard in-person follow-up care with telemedicine (phone or video visits) for people who have finished treatment for HPV-related throat cancer and show no signs of cancer on scans. The goal is to see which approach better maintains quality of life, detects any return of cancer, and reduces costs. Forty participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two surveillance methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only โ not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telemedicine surveillance
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote monitoring is a safe and convenient alternative to frequent clinic visits for throat cancer survivors.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Remote monitoring might miss early signs of recurrence that in-person exams would catch.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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