C00 C01 C02 C03 C04 C05 C06 C07 C08 C09 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C30 C31 C32
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Interventional Group:
Intervention: weekly nutritional advise during radio(chemo)therapy + daily light running with two physiotherapeutic supervisions
Group 2: Observational group:
standard o
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Gender: Both, male and female, Minimum age: 18 years, Maximum age: 80 years, Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck area with indication for primary or adjuvant radio (chemo) therapy, Squamous cell or adenocarcinoma of the esophagus with indication for neoadjuvant or primary radio (chemo) therapy, Histologically proven malignancy, ECOG 0-2, written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patient with an indication for palliative radiotherapy, mandatory parenteral nutrition before initiation of radio(chemo)therapy, Pre-existing, irreversible movement restrictions that make the intervention impossible
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Development of body weight until the end of radio(chemo)therapy and 3 and 6 months thereafter; Development of physical condition (6-minute walk test, hand strength) until the end of radio(chemo)therapy and 3 and 6 months thereafter | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Therapy tolerance (total dose of radiotherapy, therapy interruptions, cycles of chemotherapy), Side effects (acute and chronic - onset and grading) according to toxicity scoring (CTCAE 4.03), Quality of life (QLQ-C30), Hospitalization time / use of walking aids, Use of additional food / probe nutrition / parenteral nutrition + Duration | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnnett Klöber
Universitätsklinikum und Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus der Technischen Universität Dresden, Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie
Outcome results
None listed