New website aims to help throat cancer patients swallow easier during radiation
NCT ID NCT04003051
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a website called Project Prepare that helps head and neck cancer patients stick with swallowing exercises and coping strategies during radiation therapy. The goal is to reduce long-term swallowing problems and improve quality of life. About 300 patients receiving radiation for throat cancer will participate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Project Prepare website
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an easy-to-use tool that helps patients manage side effects and improve their quality of life during cancer treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with 300 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on patients using the website regularly, and it may not work for those who are less engaged.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Receiving radiation treatment with curative intent for throat cancer * Can read and speak English or Spanish well enough to answer our questionnaires and understand our website content.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Locations
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M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Texas Health Care-Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery Associates
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
Contact Email: •••••@•••••
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