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Enhancing Self Care Among Oral Cancer Survivors: The Empowered Survival Trial

Enhancing Self Care Among Oral Cancer Survivors: The Empowered Survival Trial

Non Recruiting
18-89 years
All
Phase N/A

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Overview

Project's goal is evaluate an online tool the research team created called Empowered Survivor (ES) against a free online self-management intervention developed for cancer survivors by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society called Springboard Beyond Cancer.

Description

600 patients who have completed treatment between one and three years ago and are currently cancer-free will be recruited via the New Jersey State Cancer Registry or the Cancer Registry of Greater California and randomly assigned to ES or Springboard Beyond Cancer. Participants will complete measures at baseline, 2, and 6-months post-baseline. The investigators will also complete a process evaluation of Empowered Survivor.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age > 18 years;
  • Diagnosed with a first primary invasive oral or oropharyngeal cancer between 1 and 3 years ago;
  • Currently cancer free (but can have experienced a recurrence);
  • Has internet access;
  • Read English;
  • Has sufficient vision to read a survey and complete an online intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

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Study details
    Oral Cancer
    Oropharyngeal Cancer
    Head and Neck Cancer

NCT04713449

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

20 August 2025

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