Quality of Life
Conditions
Brief summary
The prospective trial is to describe the quality of life and psychological effects in patients with head and neck tumor receiving curative intent treatment
Detailed description
The multicentric prospective trial is to evaluate the quality of life and psychological effects in patients with head and neck tumor treated by curative intent radiation therapy. The treatment consists in a conventionally fractionated Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) or until 2.2 Gy per fraction with a total dose of 50-66 Gy in post-operative setting and 66-72 Gy in radical setting.
Interventions
RADIATIONHead and Neck patients
Treatment consists of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (until 2.2 Gy) with a total dose of 50-66 Gy in post-operative setting and 66-72 Gy in radical setting.
Sponsors
Michele Tedeschi
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (oral cavity, larynx, pharynx and hypopharynx) in non-metastatic staging; * curative intent treatment (radiation therapy associated or not to chemotherapy; surgery associated or not to post-operative radiotherapy and chemotherapy); * performance status \< 2; * age ≥ 18 years; * good knowledge of italian language; * written informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life and psychological effetcs evaluated by patient reported outcome (PRO) | 18 months |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed