NCT04005521

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

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sahlgrenska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Neoplasm
• Trismus
• Deglutition Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Preventive intervention	Preventive, structured exercise protocol

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-06-13
• Primary completion: 2023-07-31
• Completion: 2028-07-31
• First posted: 2019-07-02
• Last updated: 2024-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden