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CompletedNCT01287390

Adaptive, Image-guided, Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer in the Reduced Volumes of Elective Neck

Adaptive, Image-guided, Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer in the Reduced Volumes of Elective Neck: a Multicenter, Two-arm, Randomized Phase II Trial.

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100 (actual)
Sponsor
University Hospital, Ghent · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Severe acute and late dysphagia is now considered as a dose-limiting toxicity of radio(chemo)therapy for head and neck cancer that significantly affects patients' quality of life. We propose to preserve swallowing function by: * adapting (individualizing) treatment (intensity-modulated radiotherapy: IMRT) to per-treatment changes occurring in the tumor and surrounding organs and tissues; * reducing the volumes of elective neck, that may result in significant decrease of severe acute and late dysphagia.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
PROCEDUREvideo fluoroscopyvideo fluoroscopy of swallowing function at baseline, 6 months and 12 months follow-up
PROCEDUREextra imagingFor tumor response, 2 extra CT or Fludeoxyglucose (18F)-Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT), and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) will be performed.
OTHERscoring acute toxicityAcute toxicity scoring, based on Common Toxicity criteria (CTC) version 2.
OTHERscoring of late toxicityScoring of late toxicity with the 'late effects in normal tissues subjective, objective, management and analytic'(LENT-SOMA) scale.
OTHERscoring quality of life (QOL)Quality of life is scored with the Quality of Life Questionnaire of the 'European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer' (EORTC QOL-C30) and the Head and Neck Cancer Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-H\&N 35).

Timeline

Start date
2011-10-01
Primary completion
2014-05-01
Completion
2015-05-01
First posted
2011-02-01
Last updated
2016-01-27

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Belgium

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