A study to evaluate functions of the brain identifying with concepts memory association etc and outcomes in children head and neck cancer patients and treated with radiation and to obtain measurements to see the extent of absorption of radiation in different parts of their central nervous system
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Head And Neck Cancer patients
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011739
- Lead Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age < 18 years
2. All paediatric patients with histology
confirmed head and neck malignancy
presenting at TMH
3. Paediatric patients with head and neck
malignancy requiring radical RT
4. Treatment naive prior to presentation in
TMH
5. Willing for regular follow ups
6. Willing to fill questionnaire forms during
presentation and at every follow up
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients receiving treatment outside prior
to presentation in TMH
2. Patients treated with palliative intent
3. Primary CNS tumours
4. Neurocognitive derangement not due to
explained malignancy
5. Not willing/reliable for regular follow ups
6. Not willing to participate in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eurocognitive battery, social quotient (from <br/ ><br>VSMS), scores from neurocognitive battery used <br/ ><br>for children above 6 years, ADL scores and <br/ ><br>toxicity scores.Timepoint: During and at the end of Radiation therapy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ATimepoint: NA