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Research on a Quantitative Assessment of Radiation-Induced Skin Symptoms

Not Applicable
Conditions
Breast cancer
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000015757
Lead Sponsor
ational Cancer Center Hospital, Appearance Support Center
Brief Summary

Finally, 40 patients were followed until 1 year after irradiation. The order of symptom manifestation for the qualitative evaluation was skin erythema, dryness, and pigmentation. Quantitative measurements revealed the effects of irradiation earlier than did qualitative indices. Although the grades of skin erythema and pigmentation were correlated with the quantitative measurements, no significant correlation was observed between the skin dryness grade and skin barrier function.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
43
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients who should be treated with a boost radiation. 2) Patients who are treated with pharmacotherapy except for hormone therapy during radiation therapy. 3) Patients who are unable to respond to self-completed questionnaires. 4) Physician decides it is inappropriate for the patient to participate in this study. 5) Patients who are going to stop radiation therapy for a long time (e.g., at the end of and the beginning of a year).

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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