An observational study on oral function management of oral frail items and GLIM criteria for diagnosis of malnutrition in head and neck cancer patients

JRCT ID: jRCT1042230008

Registered date:16/04/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: head and neck cancer
• Date of first enrollment: 16/04/2023
• Target sample size: 120
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Associations of oral frail items between baseline and after oral function management in head and neck cancer patients

Secondary Outcome

Association between oral frail items and nutritional impairment after baseline and oral function management in head and neck cancer patients
Relationship between oral frail, sarcopenia, and undernutrition and prognosis in patients with head and neck cancer
Frequency of undernutrition by GLIM criteria in head and neck cancer patients

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 20age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

(1) Patients 20 years of age or older who have given consent to participate in the study
(ii) Patients with a histological or clinical diagnosis of head and neck cancer

Exclude criteria

(i) Patients with active multiple cancers other than head and neck cancer (excluding Stage 0 and 1 metastatic cancer)
(ii) Patients with local recurrence during the observation period of 12 months
(iii) Patients with serious neuromuscular complications
(iv) Other patients who are judged to be inappropriate for inclusion in the study by the physician's judgment.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Yamada Yoichi