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Importance of Nutritional Status in Prognosis of Head and Neck Cancer

Predicting the Prognosis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by determining Malnutrition Assessment Criteria- A prospective study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/12/030126
Enrollment
125
Registered
2020-12-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL as it is an observational study: NIL

Sponsors

Dr Shama Shetty
Lead Sponsor
Dr Ishan Sardesai
Collaborator
Dr Suresh Pillai
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck region confirmed by histopathology planned for surgery or chemoradiotherapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: clinical evidence of infection, presence of hematological systemic diseases, liver or renal failure, autoimmune conditions, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, distant metastasis at time of diagnosis, concurrent cancers or head and neck cancer recurrence

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
evaluation and comparison of 4 nutritional indicators (BMI, serum albumin, Prognostic Nutritional Index, Nutritional Risk Index and inflammatory biomarkers in terms of Overall Survival, treatment complicationsTimepoint: 3 years—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
disease free survival, loco-regional recurrence free survival, metastases free survivalTimepoint: 3 years—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shama Shetty

Kasturba Hospital, Manipal

shama.shetty@manipal.edu

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026