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. 2019 Mar 25;2019(3):CD012387. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012387.pub2

Mehanna.

Methods RCT
Participants Adult patients with head and neck cancer in follow‐up clinic
Country: UK
Age: adult
Sex: men and women
Inclusion criteria
  1. early or advanced oral/oropharyngeal and laryngeal cancer with completed curative treatment 1 to 12 months previously

  2. attend head and neck follow‐up clinic

  3. male and female patients ≥ 18 years

  4. ability to communicate in and read English

  5. ability to give informed consent


Exclusion criteria
  1. undergoing treatment for palliation

  2. cancers that are not laryngeal or oral/oropharyngeal


N randomised: targeted n = 44
N in analysis: unclear
Interventions Content of screen:HRQoL: tool = the FACT‐HN
Interventionist: no interventionist for the screening act, self‐completion on a touch screen computer.
Intervention procedure:Solitary SI: Participants complete the screening on a tablet touch screen computer before their clinic visit, and then take a printout of the results in when seeing the doctor or nurse (doctor‐ and nurse‐led clinics)
Conditions for implementation: not reported
Comparative condition: not reported
Length of follow‐up: unclear, probably no follow‐up
Outcomes Primary outcomes
  1. improvement in the Consultation and Relational Skills Questionnaire.


Secondary outcomes
  1. patient Enablement Instrument

  2. perceived Involvement in Care Scale

  3. EORTC QLQ‐C30

  4. EORTC QLQ‐HN35


Outcome time points: baseline and 4 to 6 weeks following the intervention
Notes Information from ISRCTN registry available, no further information received from study authors