Quality-Of-Life Assessment in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy

August 6, 2013 updated by: Centre Georges Francois Leclerc

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

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.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES:

Primary

  • To evaluate the impact of quality-of-life assessment in routine oncology practice on satisfaction with care, health-related quality-of-life, and toxicity in patients with primary nonmetastatic head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy.

Secondary

  • To evaluate the feasibility of using quality-of-life tools in routine oncology practice.
  • To evaluate the impact on the occurrence of toxicity.
  • To determine the impact on overall survival.
  • To study the concordance between the toxicity reported by the clinician and those reported by the patient quality-of-life questionnaires.

OUTLINE: Patients are stratified according to sex, tumor localization, and TNM stage. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

  • Arm I: Patients complete quality-of-life questionnaires (EORTC tools only, including EORTC QLQ-SAT32, EORTC QLQ-C30, and specific module QLQ-H&N35/Euroqol EQ-5D) before each consultation with the clinician for one year.
  • Arm II: Patients undergo standard follow-up care comprising consultation with the clinician for one year.

After completion of study, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year and then at 2 years.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

200

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Dijon, France, 21079
        • Recruiting
        • Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer Georges-Francois Leclerc
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Satisfaction of care (EORTC QLQ-SAT32)
Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30 and specific module QLQ-H&N35/Euroqol EQ-5D)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Overall survival
Toxicity (occurrence and length) according to NCI-CTC version 3.0

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Philippe Maingon, MD, Centre Georges François Leclerc
  • Franck Bonnetain, PhD, Centre Georges François Leclerc

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 28, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 28, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

September 29, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2013

Last Verified

September 1, 2010

More Information

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