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| Name | Class |
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| Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences | OTHER |
| University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland | OTHER |
| UMC Utrecht | OTHER |
| University of Lausanne |
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The goal of this qualitative study is to explore influencing factors for physical activity (PA) participation in people affected by an advanced head and neck cancer from the perspective of people affected and their significant others.
Individual interviews will be conducted with people affected by head and neck cancer and focus group interviews will be held with significant others of people being affected to answer the following research questions:
The interviews will be transcribed verbatim and analysed with a structuring content analysis approach.
see attached study protocol
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| interview transcripts | individual interviews and focus group interviews will be transcribed verbatim to be analyzed | March 2024- May 2025 |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| personal information of participants | characteristics of interview and focus group participants will be collected to be able to describe the study participants, including age, education level, cancer stage, treatment received, activity levels | March 2024- May 2025 |
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Inclusion criteria for people with head and neck cancer:
Exclusion criteria for people with head and neck cancer:
Inclusion criteria for significant others of people with head and neck cancer:
Exclusion criteria for significant others of people with head and neck cancer:
- not having the physical, mental, and cognitive ability to understand, follow and take part in a group discussion in (Swiss-)German
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individual interview participants: 12 individuals with a diagnosis of a stage III or IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, after surgery & (chemo)radiotherapy
focus group interview participants: 8 significant others (partner, spouse, close familiy member or friend) of individuals with a diagnosis of a stage III or IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Martina Schmocker, MSc | Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Switzerland | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kantonsspital Winterthur | Winterthur | Canton of Zurich | Switzerland |
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot | Yes | No | No | Study Protocol | Mar 28, 2025 | Aug 28, 2025 | Prot_001.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Zurich University of Applied Sciences | OTHER |
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