A study of scalp skin temperature during scalp cooling in patients treated with chemotherapy.
Completed
- Conditions
- Scalp cooling, alopecia, temperature, FEC chemotherapyHoofdhuidkoeling, haaruitval, temperatuur, FEC chemotherapie
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23651
- Lead Sponsor
- Medisch Centrum Alkmaar
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with breast cancer;
2. Age 18 years or more;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Boldness before the start of the study;
2. Clinical signs of scalp metastases;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The pilot study will check the feasibility of the main study, after which specific parameters/outcomes will be defined. 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 the trichometer (a diagnostic instrument for measuring changes in hair quantity (mass), hair diameter, and hair density).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method