The impact of a health & wellbeing clinic following head & neck cancer
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Evaluating the impact of a Health and Wellbeing Clinic to promote self-management and quality of life following treatment for head and neck cancer
IRAS ID
252260
Contact name
Cherith Semple
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Ulster University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
A Health and Wellbeing Clinic is a one-off, education and supportive event for patients, families and carers at the post-treatment stage of the cancer trajectory. The core principle of this event is to help prepare people living with cancer for the transition of moving on to life after treatment by promoting their awareness of cancer survival knowledge, their sense of empowerment and confidence. The principles are clearly embedded in the Department of Health’s Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer (Dept. of Health, 2011) with the focus on secondary prevention (encouraging lifestyle changes; enhanced health and wellbeing, and quality of life), advice about possible signs of recurrence, information and signposting to other services, supporting patients and their carers to regain as normal a life as possible. This study will evaluate the impact of a Health and Wellbeing Clinic to promote self-management and quality of life following treatment for head and neck cancer.
REC name
HSC REC B
REC reference
18/NI/0202
Date of REC Opinion
26 Nov 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion