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Dietitian home visits may boost quality of life in head and neck cancer patients

NCT ID NCT02510859

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Caen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether having a dietitian visit patients at home during radiotherapy could improve their quality of life. 117 adults with head and neck cancer took part. The goal was to see if personalized nutrition advice helps patients cope better with treatment side effects.

What this could mean

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Active substance
home dietary consultation
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show that simple nutritional support at home improves quality of life for head and neck cancer patients during radiotherapy.
What could go wrong
This is a completed trial, but the primary outcome is a subjective quality-of-life score, which may not show a clear benefit. The intervention is supportive care, not a treatment for the cancer itself.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

117 people

The number who actually took part.

Start date

Dec 2010

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: * patients over 18 years * having Given written consent * Life span \> 3 months * Score WHO \<3 * Patient With cancer of Aero-Digestive tract Superior histologically proven (including salivary glands) * Stable , presenting no other progressive neoplasia except VADS * Patient to be treated with radiotherapy alone or concomitant chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy with cetuximab or postoperative radiotherapy roughly sensitized. * Patient Fluent French. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with history of malignancy, except basal cell cancer or neck cancer treated and cured * Patient who underwent salvage surgery other than a course node, * Patient with other evolutionary neoplasia at the time of examination * Patient having previously had a mutilating surgery (causing effects on swallowing and feeding) * Uncontrolled infectious disease * Lactating or pregnant women or lack of contraception in reproductive years * Intercurrent pathology involving life-threatening

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck squamous cell carcinoma Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck

As listed by the trial registrant

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Service ORL et de chirurgie cervico- faciale

    Caen CHU, 14000, France

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