To assess the rate of Hypothyroidism in patients of Head and Neck Cancer receiving Radiotherapy amongst the people of North East India
Phase 2
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/05/019063
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Biswajit Sarma
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Karnoffskys performance score >70.
Biopsy proven carcinoma of head and neck.
Head and neck cancer receiving radical radiotherapy.
Stage I, II, III, IVa.
Exclusion Criteria
no history of prior thyroid dysfunction before starting treatment or no history of taking any kind of thyroid hormone medication
any distant metastasis
prior irradiation, surgery, chemotherapy to head and neck area
patients with serious co-morbidities like myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, cns disorders, disorders of GI tract, hepatobiliary tract or other significant cardiac disease
previous history of malignancy or co existing malignancy of any other part
Inability to sign consent from
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method to assess the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients of head and neck cancer receiving external beam radiation therapyTimepoint: one year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method this study will help in diagnosing hypothyroidism at an early stateTimepoint: till patient comes for follow up