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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021

Couple-based communication intervention for head and neck cancer: a randomized pilot trial.

Tina M Gremore, Bruce Brockstein, Laura S Porter, Stephanie Brenner, Tiffany Benfield, Donald H Baucom, Tamara Golden Sher, David Atkins

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01785576 (Couple-Based Intervention for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer and Their Partners), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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22citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Couple-Based Intervention for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer and Their Partners

TypeinterventionalSponsorEndeavor HealthRan2013 to 2015Enrolled20ConditionsHead and Neck CancerArmsCouple-Based CBT Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Effects of marital self-disclosure on marital relationship and psychological outcome for cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  20. Positive Psychology Approaches to Interventions for Cancer Dyads: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Tina M GremoreDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, 2200 W. Main St, Ste 340, Durham, NC, 27705, USA. tina.gremore@duke.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1759-6213
Bruce BrocksteinNorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.
Laura S PorterDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, 2200 W. Main St, Ste 340, Durham, NC, 27705, USA.
Stephanie BrennerNorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.
Tiffany BenfieldNorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.
Donald H BaucomUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Tamara Golden SherNorthwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
David AtkinsUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
NorthShore University HealthSystem · USDuke University · USNorthwestern University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo test feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a couple-based supportive communication (CSC) intervention for head and neck cancer (HNC) delivered during patients' oncology treatment.

methodsTwenty couples were randomly assigned to either a four-session CSC or a treatment-as-usual (TAU) condition. The CSC intervention primarily focused on increasing couple emotional disclosure, supportive listening, and social support. Patients and partners completed measures of individual and relationship functioning at baseline, post-intervention, and 6-month follow-up.

resultsNinety-eight percent of CSC sessions were completed and couples reported high levels of satisfaction with the intervention. Between-group effect sizes indicated that patients and partners in CSC reported improvements in individual and relationship functioning, relative to those in the TAU condition.

conclusionsA couple-based communication intervention delivered during oncology treatment is feasible and acceptable in the context of HNC and may lead to improvements in individual and relationship functioning. Preliminary efficacy results are interpreted in the context of social-cognitive processing and intimacy theories.

trial registrationThe trial was registered on www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01785576) first posted on February 7, 2013.

Indexed as

CommunicationFeasibility StudiesFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsSocial SupportSpousesCouple-based communicationEmotional disclosureHead and neck cancerIntimacy theoryOncologyPsychosocial interventionSocial-cognitive processing theory

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PMID33106976
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