Mechanisms of Scalp Cooling During Chemotherapy
Completed
- Conditions
- Temperature, Scalp Cooling, Alopecia, Chemotherapy
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26586
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with breast cancer;
2. Age 18 years or more;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Clinical signs of scalp metastases;
2. Cold sensitivity;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hair loss will be the primary outcome variable. Hair loss will be measured asking the patient whether or not a wig or head cover is required, using the World Health Organisation (WHO) grading system and a visual analogue scale (VAS), making pictures and using a trichometer (a diagnostic instrument for measuring changes in hair quantity (mass, hair diameter and hair density).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method