Tokyo, May 23 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061666) titled 'Predictors and Predictive Models of Radiation Therapy Side Effects in Head and Neck Cancer: A Scoping Review' on May 22.

Study Type: Others,meta-analysis etc

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Mie University

Condition: Condition - Head and Neck Cancer Classification by malignancy - Malignancy Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To identify the risk factors and predictive models for side effects of radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1. Head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy 2. Studies that predict symptoms (by constructing predictive models or identifying predictive factors) 3. The research designs to be adopted are as follows: (1) Observational studies (prospective and retrospective cohort studies, cross-sectional studies) (2) Intervention studies (including RCTs and non-randomized controlled trials), as well as secondary analyses Key exclusion criteria - 1. Esophageal cancer, brain tumors, skin cancer and malignant lymphoma of the head and neck region 2. Surgery alone or anticancer drug therapy alone 3. Studies limited to descriptive statistics or univariate analysis 4. Studies with survival rates or tumor reduction as the primary outcomes 5. Qualitative studies, case series, case reports, review articles, conference abstracts, research protocols, letters, and commentaries

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 05 Month 15 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 05 Month 15 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 05 Month 15 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070556

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