C00-C14 R64
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Interventional group - (intensified) nutritional counseling unter radio(chemo)therapy
Group 2: Control group - no nutritional counseling under ongoing radio(chemo)therapy
Sponsors
Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients who undergo curative radio(chemo)therapy at the Department of Radiotherapy and Radiooncology of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (and/or its outpatient center) due to head and neck cancer - Patients who are at least 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Pregnancy - Patients who are not able sign written informed consent - Patients with a cardiac defibrillator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoints include the assessment of phase angle from bioelectric impedance measurements as an indicator for malnutrition. Also, we want to examine whether there is a difference in phase angle between our control and our interventional group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints include therapy-related toxicity, thus implying that patients undergoing an intensified dietary and nutritional counseling present with less therapy-related side effects (according to CTCAE-criteria). Also, assessment of quality of life in both groups (control and interventional group) and outcome factors including survival rates are to be examined. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAnastassia Löser
Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie des Universitätsklinikums Hamburg-Eppendorf / Ambulanzzentrum des UKE GmbH (Fachbereich: Strahlentherapie)
Outcome results
None listed