Workshops and Exchange Groups for Laryngectomized Patients

Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

This research is conducted with the aim of improving the quality of life of laryngectomized patients and their entourage. Worldwide, there are 185,000 new cases of laryngeal cancer per year. In Europe, between 2000 and 2007, the crude annual incidence rates of these cancers were 4.6/100,000 with a 5-year survival rate of 61%. In France, about 30 to 35% of cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract are localized to the larynx, or about 43,000 cases per year. Most patients are men (89%) between 50 and 70 years old. One of the treatments for these cancers is to perform an excision of the larynx thus removing the entire tumor, it is the total laryngectomy. The trachea is thus permanently removed from the skin and the digestive tract becomes independent.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Have had a total laryngectomy at Bichat Hospital or HEGP within the last four years

• Have completed all the specific care of the pathology that required the total laryngectomy

• Be able to travel to Bichat Hospital for all four sessions

• Be over 18 years of age

• Have received informed information about the conduct of the research.

Locations
Other Locations
France
Bichat - Claude Bernard Hospital
RECRUITING
Paris
Contact Information
Primary
Angèle Germon
angele.germon@aphp.fr
06.40.65.58.75
Backup
Diane Evrard, MD
diane.evrard@aphp.fr
01.40.25.77.14
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-10
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-10-10
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Exchange group
Each patient will participate in a cycle of four sessions, over four months. Each will be carried out with five patients, in order to facilitate exchanges. The aim is to organize eight groups that will each complete a cycle. This will allow to include about forty patients in the study.
Control group
Patients who don't want to participate in the exchange groups but agree to be included in the control group. They will have to complete the quality of life questionnaires four months apart.~Estimation of 10 patients included.
Sponsors
Leads: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov