dry mouth xerostomia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who were treated for childhood cancer (before age 18) in one of the Pediatric Oncology Centers between 1960 and 2001 and who survived for at least 5 years after diagnosis will be included in the SKION LATER study. Participating centres are located in Amsterdam (VU University Medical Center (VUMC)), Groningen (Children's Cancer Center/ University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)), Rotterdam (Rotterdam Erasmus MC-Sophia (REMC-S), Nijmegen (University Medical Center Nijmegen (UMCN)), Leiden (Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Utrecht (Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (PMC)). From this cohort, 300 childhood cancer survivors (100 who received irradiation to head or neck, 100 with a history of chronic graft versus host disease and 100 treated with chemotherapy but not with radiotherapy) will be asked to participate in the salivary study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: diagnosis of childhood cancer with survival less than 5 years, age at diagnosis >17 years or diagnosis while residing in foreign country
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - reduced unstimulated and stimulated salivary flow and Patient Reported Outcomes indicative for xerostomia - association between salivary flow measurements and complaints indicative for xerostomia - patient and therapy related risk factors for hyposalivation and xerostomia - association between xerostomia and oral-health-related quality of life - selected microorganisms and markers related to disease, oral function and defense mechanisms in oral fluid samples. | — |
Countries
Netherlands