NCT02552550

Swallowing, Speech and Quality of Life of Patients With Carcinoma of the Oropharynx

Analysis of Swallowing, Speech and Quality of Life of Patients With Stage T3-T4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx Before and After Multimodal Treatment With Curative Intent

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The curative treatment and organ preservation in advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx is multimodal. It involves induction chemotherapy and depending on the response radio-chemotherapy or surgery. The combination of these methods has important functional consequences. The aim of this prospective pilot study is to describe swallowing, speech, but also patients' quality of life before and after therapeutic management (existing studies measuring these functions after treatment but not before).

Detailed description

This study will not change the patient's treatment. This will just be an evaluation, before any treatment, his ability to swallow, speak then, as in normal practice, after 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment.

Conditions

• Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Ability to swallow, speak and quality of life	This study will not change the patient's treatment. This will just be an evaluation, before any treatment, his ability to swallow, speak, then his quality of life, as in normal practice, after 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-07-25
• Primary completion: 2016-09-20
• Completion: 2016-09-20
• First posted: 2015-09-17
• Last updated: 2018-06-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France