Intensive Nutrition Counselling in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer focused on measuring nutritional status, nutritional intervention, handgrip strength, patient-generated subjective global assessment, chemoradiotherapy, survival
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of primary locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, pharynx, nasopharynx or larynx
Exclusion Criteria:
- renal function impairment
- liver insufficiency
- heart failure
- pulmonal impairment
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- cognitive impairment
- previous cancer in any location
- terminal stage
Sites / Locations
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Individualised on-demand counselling
Intensive nutritional counselling
Individualized on-demand counselling group was assigned to receive baseline nutritional counselling, that consisted of one dietetic consultation before (chemo)radiotherapy. During (chemo)radiotherapy on-demand counselling group patients received further counselling only on demand.
Intensive nutritional counselling consisted of protocolled counselling given by a dietitian once at baseline and on the 2nd and 4th week of treatment and at the end of chemoradiotherapy.