Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluating Taste and Smell Function and Food and Taste Preferences of Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiation Therapy/Chemotherapy
Lead Sponsor:
AHS Cancer Control Alberta
Collaborating Sponsors:
Cross Cancer Institute
Conditions:
Head and Neck Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Changes to taste and smell have been reported in head and neck cancer patients who undergo radiation and chemotherapy. This may cause food to be unappealing and can lead to a reduced food intake. Thsi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years or older
- diagnosed with head and neck cancer including the lip, oral cavity, salivary glands, paranasal sinuses, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx and thyroid
- all histologic 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
- unable to swallow
- unwilling to participate
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00375921
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
February 25 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Cross Cancer Institute
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1Z2