Carotid Ultrasound to Identify Head and Neck Cancer Survivors With High Cardiovascular Risk After Radiation Therapy

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

60

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 2, 2022

Primary Completion Date

January 7, 2025

Study Completion Date

January 7, 2025

Conditions
Head and Neck CancerCarotid Artery StenosisCardiovascular Complication
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Carotid ultrasound

Carotid ultrasound will be done to both sides of the neck to look at the carotid arteries.

OTHER

Blood draw

This optional blood draw could occur anytime from the time of enrollment on the study until 90 days after the research ultrasound.

OTHER

Survey

Participants will complete a 15-minute survey about how acceptable participants find the ultrasound procedure, whether participants would be open to it in the future if a doctor thought it was necessary, whether participants would be open to getting treatment for artery problems, and how participants feel about their own risk of stroke.

Trial Locations (1)

27157

Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER