Nutritional Status and Barriers to Dietary Intake in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Nutritional Status and Barriers to Dietary Intake in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Prior to, on Completion of and Six Weeks After Oncology Treatment

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00375180

Enrollment

100

Registered

2006-09-12

Start date

2006-11-30

Completion date

2012-01-31

Last updated

2016-02-25

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Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Keywords

food, diet, mucositis, xerostomia, dysphagia, taste, smell, head and neck, radiation, chemotherapy

Brief summary

The investigators hope to learn more about how side-effects of RT or RTchemo affect food intake and nutrition status.

Detailed description

Head and neck cancer patients often have difficulty meeting their nutritional needs while undergoing radiation therapy (RT) and/or chemotherapy (RTchemo). Tumor locations and side effects of RT or RTchemo, including dry mouth, mouth sores, difficulty chewing and swallowing, changes in taste and smell, and loss of appetite, lead to poor food intake and weight loss. The investigators hope to learn more about how side-effects of RT or RTchemo affect food intake and nutrition status.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 18 years or older * Diagnosed with head and neck cancer including the lip, oral cavity, salivary glands, paranasal sinuses, oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, and thyroid * All histological types of cancer * All tumour stages according to American Joint Committee for Cancer (AJCC) Staging * All forms of RT including standard or investigational and/or concurrent standard or investigational chemotherapy for head and neck cancers * Alert and mentally competent * English speaking

Exclusion criteria

* Unwilling to participate

Countries

Canada

Outcome results