NCT07376213Completed
Effects of a Home-Based Exercise Program During Radiotherapy
Investigation of the Effects of Home-Based Exercise Program Applied During Radiotherapy on Posture, Range of Motion, Muscle Strength, Fibrosis, Lymphedema and Swallowing Functions in Patients Diagnosed With Head and Neck Cancer
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of exercise on individuals with head and neck cancer who are receiving postoperative radiotherapy. The study is based on three primary hypotheses: 1. Exercise may help reduce or prevent the loss of normal range of motion that can occur during radiotherapy. 2. Exercise may help maintain muscle strength or lead to improvements in muscle strength. 3. Exercise may help maintain or improve postural alignment.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (actual)
- First submitted
- 21 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 2 Jan 2022
- Primary completion date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Burak Ertürk
- Diseases
- Head and neck cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07376213
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 24
- From 2 Jan 2022 to the primary completion date, 15 Jan 2025
- 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
- History of previous trauma or surgery involving the shoulder or cervical region.
Other illness
- Neurological disorders affecting upper quadrant function. Recurrence of disease during the study period.
Other
- Presence of distant metastasis.
- Presence of a tracheostomy.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
- Undergoing unilateral neck dissection surgery.
- Scheduled to receive curative radiotherapy.
- Age 18 years or older.
- Willingness to participate and ability to comprehend exercise instructions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ankara | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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- Prophylactic Home-Based Exercises During Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · 2026 · PMID 42732471
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