The SUPPORT trial is an open-label, prospective, randomized, national multicenter intervention study to evaluate the effectiveness of ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate versus the standard treatment of each institution on the pain intensity and QoL in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer suffering from painful cetuximab-induced rhagades during radioimmunotherapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
In the experimental arm patients will be topically treated with the liquid glue ethyl-2-cyanoacrylate (ECA).
Standard treatment of the institution to treat painful cetuximab-induced rhagades
University of Heidelberg Medical Center
Heidelberg, Germany
RECRUITINGpain intensity 24 hours after application of ECA or the standard treatment quantified by the visual analogue scale (VAS)
pain intensity quantified by the visual analogue scale (VAS)
Time frame: 24 hours after application
Evaluation of QoL
Evaluation of QoL assessed by the EORTC-QoL-C30 questionnaire and the Dermatological Life Quality Index (DLQI)
Time frame: 5 to 7 days after application of treatment
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