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Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the McMaster University Head and Neck Radiotherapy Questionnaire

NCT04269148 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2021-09-02

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Summary

More than half of the patients with head and neck cancer are locally advanced patients. Radiotherapy is the primary treatment option for many patients with stage III and stage IV diagnosed with head and neck cancer. Radiation often causes tissue reactions by increasing local symptoms of the tumor and adding new symptoms to them. The acute effects of radiation are pain and burns associated with mucosal irritations and skin irritations, the root smell of the necrotic tumor and damaged normal tissues, dry skin, skin irritation, pain and dryness of mucosal membranes, decreased appetite, loss of chewing and swallowing skills, and hoarseness. The aim of this study is to make the validity, reliability and cultural adaptation of McMaster University Head and Neck Radiotherapy Inventory in Turkish.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Measurement of Quality of Life

Quality of life will be measured using McMaster University Head and Neck Radiotherapy Questionnaire and The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Head and Neck Cancer Version 4

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Izmir Bakircay University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-13
Primary Completion
2021-10-31
Completion
2021-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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Diseases

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