Therapeutic education program to improve life for people after total laryngectomy and their caregivers

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The PETAL program delivers structured therapeutic education to adults who have undergone total laryngectomy and to a close relative or caregiver. Sessions address the physical and functional consequences of laryngectomy (voice loss, swallowing, smell, tracheostomy care) as well as psychosocial and identity-related impacts on patients and families. Participants are enrolled at CHU Caen after informed consent and receive the education intervention with outcomes measured using quality-of-life and caregiver impact instruments. The intervention is non-pharmacologic and aims to build practical skills, coping strategies, and social support for both patients and their close relations.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Patient inclusion criteria

* Patients over 18 having been treated by total laryngectomy for cancer of the larynx, pharynx or cervical esophagus.
* Patients accepting to participate in the study (informed consent form explained and signed).
* Patient having not been undergone a PTE
* Person affiliated with an appropriate social security system.

Close relation inclusion criteria

* Person over 18 designated as being a close relation by the laryngectomized patient (confidential person, spouse, parent, natural support person or any person whose quality of life may be impacted by the patient's laryngectomy).
* Close relation accepting to participate in the study (informed consent form explained and signed).
* Person authorized by the patient to be contacted by the investigator, in order to propose his/her participation in the research study.
* Person affiliated with an appropriate social security system.

Patient exclusion criteria - Physical, psychical, psychiatric or cognitive incapacity to answer to questions or participate in interviews/sessions.

Close relation exclusion criteria

\- Physical, psychical, psychiatric or cognitive incapacity to answer to questions or participate in interviews/sessions.

Where it's running

• CHU Caen
  Caen, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Emmanuel PH BABIN
• Email: babin-e@chu-caen.fr
• Phone: +33231064866

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.