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| Name | Class |
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| Ligue contre le cancer, France | OTHER |
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Feasibility, prospective, monocentric study aiming to evaluate the interest of a written information guide, given and explained by the dental assistant, on the improvement of the oral hygiene of patients with ORL cancer at 3 months post-radiotherapy.
The study will be conducted on a population of 44 patients with ORL cancer requiring radiation treatment.
Each patient will be followed during 3 months post-radiotherapy (follow-up for up to 12 months post-inclusion).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with ORL cancer for which radiotherapy treatment is required. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Accompaniment by the dental assistant. | Other | Inclusion visit (before radiotherapy treatment):
End of study visit (three months post-radiotherapy): • The "Motivation and oral hygiene behavior" and the satisfaction questionnaires will be completed by the patient. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rate of patients with improved oral hygiene between the inclusion visit and 3 months post-radiotherapy. | Improvement is defined as a gross decrease of at least 30% in the plaque index between the inclusion visit and 3 months post-radiotherapy. The plaque index will be evaluated using the O'Leary method. | 3 months per patient |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Patient satisfaction with the oral hygiene information guide and the consultations performed by the dental assistant. | It will be evaluated by means of a satisfaction questionnaire. | 3 months per patient |
| The motivation of the patients towards their oral health. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Patient with ORL cancer for which radiotherapy (+/- associated chemotherapy) is indicated.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole | Toulouse | 31059 | France |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 42209855 | Derived | Betancourt S, Cavillon A, Teulieres MC, Cabarrou B, Epstein JB, Vigarios E, Maret D. Educational Interventions in Oral Hygiene for Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy: A Feasibility Study. J Cancer Educ. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s13187-026-02849-6. Online ahead of print. |
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It will be evaluated with the questionnaire "Motivation and oral hygiene behavior". |
| 3 months per patient |