Patients with head and neck cancer requiring definitive or adjuvant radio(chemo)therapy can take part in the study. The aim is to record the nutritional status and diet of the patients during the trial and regularly at a period of 8 weeks after irradiation and to reduce the rate of weight loss and malnutrition.
Patients with squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region, who receive a postsurgical or definitive radio(chemo)therapy
Patients who have a smartphone on which the Emento app can be installed
Minimum age 18 years
Patients who are represented by a legal guardian
Patients who are not suitable for participation in the study due to a language barrier
Parallel
App Usage
Procedure/SurgeryConducting patient surveys with app
Standard of Care
Other interventionsupportive care during and after radio(chemo)therapy according to hospial standards
Change in rates of weight loss with additional app-based Patient Care
Frequency of deteriorations in health status subjectively reported by patients and recorded via the app.
Frequency of additional app-triggered contacts of the clinic with the patients
Frequency of critical health conditions (physician-verified) detected earlier by the app.
Change in quality of life measured per questionnaires
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