Quality of Life and Dysphagia after Palliative RadiOtherapy for Malignant Esophageal Stenosis of esophageal carcinoma: Multi-institutional Cohort Observational Study

Quality of Life and Dysphagia after Palliative RadiOtherapy for Malignant Esophageal Stenosis of esophageal carcinoma: Multi-institutional Cohort Observational Study - Quality of Life and Dysphagia after Palliative RadiOtherapy for Malignant Esophageal Stenosis of esophageal carcinoma: Multi-institutional Cohort Observational Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000032003

Enrollment

100

Registered

2018-07-01

Start date

2018-12-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Esophageal cancer

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Treated or untreated esophageal cancer 2) No indication for definitive treatment due to distant organ metastasis or poor general condition 3) 20 years old or higher 4) Dysphagia score with 1 or higher 5) Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) With a history of subtotal or total esophagectomy 2) Difficult to answer the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ OES18 3) Less than 3 months of life expectancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of dysphagia score 13 weeks after palliative radiotherapy	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKatsuyuki Sakanaka

Kyoto university Graduate School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology and Image-Applied Therapy

sakanaka@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp075-751-3762

Outcome results