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Optical Coherence Tomography in Patients With Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Sponsored by Krankenhaus Barmherzige Schwestern Linz

About this trial

Last updated 3 years ago

Study ID

EKS 39/18

Status

Recruiting

Type

Observational

Placebo

No

Accepting

18-75 Years
18 to 99 Years
All
All

Not accepting

Not accepting
Healthy Volunteers

Trial Timing

Started 5 years ago

What is this trial about?

The purpose of this study is to determine whether any eventual skin damage caused by radiation therapy can be detected and monitored at a subclinical level via optical coherence tomography (OCT). Another key question is whether subclinical OCT detected skin damage correlates with acute and late clinical toxicity.

What are the participation requirements?

Yes

Inclusion Criteria

- Patients with cancer located at: nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, oral cavity and definitive or adjuvant radiation- or radio-chemotherapy

No

Exclusion Criteria

- reduced mental capacity

- treatment with C225 Cetuximab

- bearded patients

- overt skin disease

- vast tattoos in the neck region

Locations

Location

Status

Recruiting