Status:
COMPLETED
Nutritional Status and Barriers to Dietary Intake in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Cross Cancer Institute
Conditions:
Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
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 RTc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- Unwilling to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00375180
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
February 25 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2