Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Estimating Body Composition in Patients With Stage I-IV Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy

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Conditions studied: Head and Neck Carcinoma

In brief

Bioelectrical impedance analysis measures body mass (the amount of muscle and fat in the body) and the level of hydration to help researchers identify patients who are losing muscle mass during radiation therapy. This information may help researchers make decisions about nutritional supplementation and the placement of feeding tubes in patients receiving radiation therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02615275

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

50

Starts

2015-11-24

Expected to finish

2026-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Histologically documented head and neck cancer (clinical stage I-IVB; Tx,1-4, N0-3).
• Patients dispositioned to receive radiation therapy (dose >= 60 gray [Gy]).
• Patients may receive radiation as either primary therapy or post-operatively.
• Patient received staging positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scan during 60-day period prior to initiating therapy.
• Negative pregnancy test for women of child bearing potential.

You may not qualify if…

• Previous radiation treatment for head and neck mucosal primary cancers (i.e. oropharynx, nasopharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, and oral cavity).
• Patients with pacemaker, implanted cardiac defibrillator, or vagal nerve stimulator.
• Pregnant or breast-feeding females.
• Patients weighing over 660 lbs (300 kg).
• Patients with other medical conditions known to cause sarcopenia, including New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV heart failure, oxygen-dependent pulmonary disease, advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection, cirrhosis, end stage renal disease, or inherited/congenital disorders of metabolism.
• Patients receiving palliative irradiation.

Where it is running

• M D Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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