NCT04005521Active, not recruiting
Randomized Study Regarding Preventive Jaw- and Swallowing Intervention for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
Preventive Randomized Study Regarding Jaw- and Swallowing Intervention for Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer: the Effect of Preventive Intervention for Trismus, Swallowing Function and Quality of Life
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Dec 2024
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The study includes patients with tumors of the oropharynx, larynx and hypopharynx scheduled to receive radiotherapy with curative intent (+/- chemotherapy). The patients will be randomized into either an intervention group (performing a preventive jaw- and swallowing exercise protocol before and during radiotherapy) or a control group no performing a exercise protocol. All patients will be encouraged to eat or drink for as long as possible during the therapy. All patients will meet with a speech-language therapist weekly during radiotherapy.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 80 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Jun 2019
- Start date
- 13 Jun 2019
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT04005521
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 80
- From 13 Jun 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2023
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Previous treatment for head and neck cancer
- Previous neurologic or neuromuscular disease
Other illness
- Surgery due to head and neck cancer
Other
- Tracheostomized patients
- No teeth
- Inability to perform exercise intervention
- Inability to independently fill out questionnaires in Swedish
Who the study is looking for
- Head and neck cancer (tumors of the oropharynx, pharynx, hypopharynx and larynx)
- Receiving radiohterpay (+/- chemotherapy) with curative intent
- No previous trismus or dysphagia
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahlgrenska University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gothenburg | Sweden | Unknown status |
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