Could a Nurse-Led team speed recovery after head and neck cancer surgery?
NCT ID NCT07622381
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a specially trained nurse-led team can help people recover better after head and neck cancer surgery. The team includes nurses, doctors, dietitians, and counselors who create a personalized care plan. Researchers will compare 80 patients who get this extra support with those who receive standard care, looking at complications, nutrition, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- multidisciplinary specialist nurse-led perioperative nursing management
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this model could become a standard way to improve recovery and quality of life for head and neck cancer surgery patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply broadly. It does not test a new drug or cure.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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 to 70 years
- 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: * Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer according to the Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Head and Neck Tumors (2023) * Patients scheduled to undergo head and neck cancer surgery * Age \>18 years * Patients who fully understand the study and voluntarily agree to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with severe cardiovascular diseases, uncontrolled infections, or other diseases or complications that could affect study participation * Patients with an estimated survival time of less than 6 months based on tumor stage and overall health status
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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 places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
RECRUITINGTianjin, China
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