Clinical trial · Observational
Quality-Of-Life Assessment in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy
Impact of Quality of Life Assessment in Routine Oncology Practice for Head and Neck's Cancer Patients, Treated by Radiotherapy: Impact on the Satisfaction With Care, the Health Related Quality of Life and on the Toxicity
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
RATIONALE: Gathering information over time about patients' quality-of-life and satisfaction with care may help doctors plan the best treatment and help patients live more comfortably. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying quality-of-life assessment in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| quality-of-life assessment | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| questionnaire administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| standard follow-up care | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Satisfaction of care (EORTC QLQ-SAT32)
- measure
- Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 and specific module QLQ-H&N35/Euroqol EQ-5D)
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Toxicity (occurrence and length) according to NCI-CTC version 3.0
- measure
- Overall survival
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: * Diagnosis of primary nonmetastatic head and neck cancer * No other primary cancer localizations * No second tumor localization at the time of diagnosis * Must be planning to be treated initially with radiotherapy PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: * No cognitive impairment or psychiatric history * No history of other cancer PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: * No prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy
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