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Sarcopenia and dynapenia in patients with head and neck cancer: Changes in sarcopenia and dynapenia indexes and their relationship to nutrition and social life.

Changes in sarcopenia and dynapenia indexes and their relationship to nutrition and social life. - Sarcopenia and dynapenia in patients with head and neck cancer

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000057869
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-05-14
Start date
2025-07-01
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

Oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, hypopharyngeal cancer, laryngeal cancer

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Hokkaido University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 20 years or older at the time of obtaining consent. (2) Patients whose disease originates in the oral cavity, mid-pharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx (3) Patients who are diagnosed with head and neck cancer and will receive chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy as an inpatient at this hospital. (4) Patients who have already completed the inpatient treatment described in (iii) above and are currently or will be undergoing outpatient treatment. (5) Subjects who have been fully informed about their participation in this study, and who have given their free and voluntary written consent based on their full understanding of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients for treatment of recurrence or metastasis (2) Patients with a diagnosis of cognitive dysfunction or psychiatric disease (3) Patients with implantable medical devices (cardiac pacemakers, etc.) or medical devices necessary for life support (bioinformatics monitors) (4) Patients who will experience physical and mental stress due to participation in the research (5) Other patients whom the principal investigator judges to be inappropriate as research subjects.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patterns of change in sarcopenia and dynapenia indices from CRT/RT period to 12 months after completion of treatment (transition)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNaomi Sumi

Hokkaido University Faculty of Health Sciences Nursing division

nsumi@pop.med.hokudai.ac.jp011-716-1161

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026