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Can a simple scale help cancer patients keep their muscle?

NCT ID NCT02615275

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study checks if a special scale can accurately measure muscle and fat in 50 head and neck cancer patients getting radiation therapy. The goal is to see if the scale can spot muscle loss early, helping doctors decide when to add nutrition support or a feeding tube. Participants will be weighed on the scale and also have CT scans for comparison.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

50 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2015

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically documented head and neck cancer (clinical stage I-IVB; Tx,1-4, N0-3). * Patients dispositioned to receive radiation therapy (dose \>= 60 gray \[Gy\]). * Patients may receive radiation as either primary therapy or post-operatively. * Patient received staging positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan during 60-day period prior to initiating therapy. * Negative pregnancy test for women of child bearing potential. Exclusion Criteria: * Previous radiation treatment for head and neck mucosal primary cancers (i.e. oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, and oral cavity). * Patients with pacemaker, implanted cardiac defibrillator, or vagal nerve stimulator. * Pregnant or breast-feeding females. * Patients weighing over 660 lbs (300 kg). * Patients with other medical conditions known to cause sarcopenia, including New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV heart failure, oxygen-dependent pulmonary disease, advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection, cirrhosis, end stage renal disease, or inherited/congenital disorders of metabolism. * Patients receiving palliative irradiation.

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Conditions

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head and neck cancer head and neck carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Head and neck carcinoma

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • M D Anderson Cancer Center

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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