Swallowing Rehabilitation in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Radiotherapy
NCT ID: NCT02900911
Last Updated: 2020-09-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
52 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-05-31
2020-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Some studies have reported an improvement in swallowing function after an exercise based intervention following radiation therapy (RT), regardless the need of concomitant chemotherapy (RT-QT). Other studies focus the interest in the use of prophylactic exercises to prevent or minimize post-swallowing dysfunction.
Patients receiving RT or RT-QT refer worsening of their quality of life, especially during the first days after treatment. One study suggests that rehabilitation prior to cancer treatment could potentially improve quality of life. However, this observation should be contrasted with a randomized study.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Early rehabilitation
Early intervention consisting in standard swallow therapy and instructions to train respiratory muscles starting 2 weeks before Radiotherapy during 6 months
Early rehabilitation
Early swallowing exercises and respiratory muscle training: Standard swallow therapy and instructions for training submental muscles involved in swallowing function and expiratory strength starting 2 weeks before radiotherapy
Expiratory/Inspiratory training: the training load is the maximum inspiratory/expiratory load defined according to patient tolerance. This load will be equivalent to 10 maximal repetitions (RM) as 10 consecutive inspirations (x 5 sessions), three times a day.
All sessions will be conducted under the supervision of an expert physiotherapist/swallowing therapist. The total duration of the training program is 6 months.
Later rehabilitation
Late intervention consists of standard swallow therapy and instructions to train respiratory muscles starting after completing Radiotherapy
Late rehabilitation
Late swallowing exercises and respiratory muscle training: Standard swallow therapy and instructions for training submental muscles involved in swallowing function and expiratory strength starting after completing radiotherapy
Interventions
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Early rehabilitation
Early swallowing exercises and respiratory muscle training: Standard swallow therapy and instructions for training submental muscles involved in swallowing function and expiratory strength starting 2 weeks before radiotherapy
Expiratory/Inspiratory training: the training load is the maximum inspiratory/expiratory load defined according to patient tolerance. This load will be equivalent to 10 maximal repetitions (RM) as 10 consecutive inspirations (x 5 sessions), three times a day.
All sessions will be conducted under the supervision of an expert physiotherapist/swallowing therapist. The total duration of the training program is 6 months.
Late rehabilitation
Late swallowing exercises and respiratory muscle training: Standard swallow therapy and instructions for training submental muscles involved in swallowing function and expiratory strength starting after completing radiotherapy
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Previous head and neck cancer
* Dysphagia due to causes other than cancer
* Previous head or neck radiation therapy.
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Asociación Española contra el Cáncer
OTHER
Parc de Salut Mar
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Esther Marco Navarro
PhD
Locations
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Hospital de l'Esperança
Barcelona, , Spain
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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2014/5707/l
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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