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Effects of Swallowing Exercises on Patients Undergoing Radiation Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Susan Butler
Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
Summary
RATIONALE: Swallowing exercise therapy may improve the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying early onset of swallowing exercise therapy to see how well it works compared to late onset of swallowing exercise therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
Eligible Conditions
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancers
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ up to 5 years
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
Treatment Details
Awards & Highlights
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Trial Design
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Arm II (Late exercise group)Experimental Treatment3 Interventions
Patients begin performing swallowing exercises as in arm I 1 month after completion of radiotherapy.
Group II: Arm I (Early exercise group)Experimental Treatment3 Interventions
Patients perform swallowing exercises comprising lingual press, head lift, breath hold, Masako swallow, high pitch e, effortful swallow, and neck stretch and massage for 2 weeks prior to beginning radiotherapy and again immediately after completion of radiotherapy.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
exercise intervention
2013
N/A
~1060
quality-of-life assessment
2012
Completed Phase 3
~2780
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Who is running the clinical trial?
Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor
1,403 Previous Clinical Trials
2,478,321 Total Patients Enrolled
Susan ButlerPrincipal InvestigatorWake Forest University Health Sciences