NCT06367257

App-based Recording and Optimization of the Nutritional Status in Patients With Head and Neck Tumors During and After Radio(Chemo)Therapy

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 148 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients with head and neck cancer requiring definitive or adjuvant radio(chemo)therapy can take part in the study. The aim is to record the nutritional status and diet of the patients during the trial and regularly at a period of 8 weeks after irradiation and to reduce the rate of weight loss and malnutrition.

Detailed description

Patients with head and neck cancer requiring definitive or adjuvant radio(chemo)therapy can take part in the study. The aim is to record the nutritional status and diet of the patients during the trial and regularly at a period of 8 weeks after irradiation and to reduce the rate of weight loss and malnutrition. Patients in the experimental arm receive the daily reminder message via app (Emento) that they should pay attention to adequate caloric intake. In addition, these patients receive 3 screening questions about their current health and nutritional status twice a week. In case of relevant deterioration (any negative value in the screening questions is explained under study procedure), additional further questions are asked, which are specifically aimed at the side effects of the tumor therapy (mainly dysphagia, pain). The answers will be transmitted to the radiation clinic. If a question is answered positively, this is reported to the radiotherapy clinic on the one hand and on the other hand, the patient is asked to consult the doctor in the clinic as soon as possible.

Conditions

• Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	App Usage	Conducting patient surveys with app
OTHER	Standard of Care	supportive care during and after radio(chemo)therapy according to hospial standards

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-29
• Primary completion: 2026-04-30
• Completion: 2026-06-30
• First posted: 2024-04-16
• Last updated: 2025-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany