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ong term vascular and psychosocial complications in adolescent and young adult survivors of head and neck cancer treated with radiotherapy.

Completed
Conditions
Vascular toxicity
10082206
10027656
10007963
Registration Number
NL-OMON48049
Lead Sponsor
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

- Patients treated with unilateral radiotherapy of the neck at adolescent or
young adult age (18-40 year) 5-10 years before.
- Competent to make own discicions
- *18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

- Contra indication MRI
- Not able to understand the Dutch language

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>1. Vascular complications:<br /><br><br /><br>a. Intima Media thickness on ultrasonography in the irradiated versus the<br /><br>non-irradiated artery<br /><br>b. Carotid wall elastography on ultrasonography in the irradiated versus the<br /><br>non-irradiated artery<br /><br>c. Carotid wall thickness on MRI in the irradiated versus the non-irradiated<br /><br>artery<br /><br>d. Radiological characteristics of carotid wall changes on MRI of the<br /><br>irradiated versus the non-irradiated artery<br /><br>e. Cerebral infarctions and white matter lesions on MRI<br /><br>f. Cardiovascular risk profile 5-10 years after radiotherapy because of HNC</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>2. Psychosocial complications:<br /><br><br /><br>a. Cognitive function 5-10 years after RT in HNC patients<br /><br>b. Frequency of memory complaints, anxciety, depression, fatique<br /><br>c. Employment ability</p><br>
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