New eye on radiation: camera spots hidden skin damage early
NCT ID NCT04610645
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a special imaging technique called OCT can detect skin damage from radiation therapy before it becomes visible. Researchers followed 30 head and neck cancer patients during their radiation treatment. The goal was to see if OCT could catch early warning signs of skin injury, which might help doctors prevent more serious side effects in the future.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2020
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Consecutively treated patients with head and neck cancer at the department of radiation therapy Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with cancer located at: nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, oral cavity and definitive or adjuvant radiation- or radio-chemotherapy Exclusion Criteria: * reduced mental capacity * treatment with C225 Cetuximab * bearded patients * overt skin disease * vast tattoos in the neck region
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Radiooncology, Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH Barmherzige Schwestern
Linz, Upper Austria, 4010, Austria
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