Chemotherapy Effect, Solid Tumor, Adult, Solid Tumor, Childhood
Conditions
Brief summary
The appearance of unpleasant body odors in adolescent Young adult (aya) wille be evaluated undergoing chemotherapy
Interventions
OTHEREvaluation on appearance of unpleasant body odors
Percentage of patients reporting discomfort with unpleasant body odor that occurred during their treatment. This percentage will be calculated from the response to item Q1 of the patient questionnaire during the fourth course of chemotherapy in the AJA oncology department.
Sponsors
Institut Curie
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients aged between 15 and 25 years; * New patients treated at the Curie Institute and hospitalized in the AJA oncology department; * Patient undergoing chemotherapy administered intravenously; * Solid tumors.
Exclusion criteria
* Patient undergoing oral chemotherapy; * Persons deprived of their liberty or under guardianship (including guardianship); * Inability to undergo medical monitoring of the trial for geographical, social or psychological reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Incidence of the development of unpleasant body odors in AYA oncology patients | 8 months | Percentage of patients reporting discomfort with unpleasant body odor that occurred during their treatment. This percentage will be calculated from the response to item Q1 of the patient questionnaire during the fourth course of chemotherapy in the AJA oncology department |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification of the smell and the discomfort felt | 8 months | Answers to the investigation intended for patients for the appearance of the smell with different proposals like sweating, urine, breath etc. (Q2), its qualifier with different proposals like desagreable, infective, nauseating, etc…(Q3) and the discomfort observed for themselves or for those around them (Q8) |
| Quantification of the discomfort and the impact on quality of life | 8 months | Answers to the investigation intended for patients to assess the intensity of the smell with a scale (0= no smell and 10 = strong smell) (Q4), its daily impact with a scale (0=no impact and 10= high impact) (Q7) and solutions that can reduce smell with different proposals like perfume, cream, essential oil (Q9) |
| Identify possible causes of the appearance of these new body odors | 8 months | Answers to the investigation for patients to assess the link between smell and drug treatment with different proposals like treatment, hospital's food or hospital cleaning product (Q5 and Q6) |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed