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Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: palliative radiotherapy
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: squamous cell head and neck cancer; indication for palliative radiotherapy; ability to fill out questionnaires; age at least 18yrs; informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: radiotherapy with curative intend (EQD2 = 60 Gy); cutaneous primary; legal incapacity or missing informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life as measured by the questionnaires EORTC QLQ C-30+H&N43 before and after radiotherapy (descriptive statistics, but mandatory reporting of QoL domains "global QoL", "Pain - mouth", "swallowing", "Fatigue", and "physical funtioning" at 2 months after radiotherapy; the observation period will be from before the onset of radiotherapy to 12 months after radiotherapy in intervals) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| toxicity (CTCAE), frequency of unplanned hospital admissions, evolution of performance status and intake of analgesics, satisfaction with therapy, overall survival (the observation period will be from before the onset of radiotherapy to 18 months after radiotherapy in intervals) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAlexander Fabian
Klinik für Strahlentherapie, UKSH , Kiel
Outcome results
None listed