Clinical trial · Interventional
Swallow Exercise as Prophylaxis of Dysphagia After Radiotherapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Background: Dysphagia is a common side effect after radiotherapy for haed and neck cancer patients. It may be worsened by immobility of the throat during tube feeding. Hypothesis: Exercises may prevent or reduce late dysphagia. Method: Phase I study to identify the tolerated intensity of exercises and establish the method of measuring training intensity and dysphagia measurement. Endpoint: Objective dysphagia using VF and FEESST. The HN swallowing and HN pain endpoint of EORTC H\&N35 questionnaire. Weight loss, duration of tube feeding.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swallowing Exercises | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Objective swallowing using videofluoroscopy and endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
- timeFrame
- 2 mths
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Weight
- timeFrame
- 2 mths
- measure
- Duration of tube feeding
- timeFrame
- 2 mths
- measure
- Swallowing scale of EORTC HN 35
- timeFrame
- 2 mths
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Head and neck cancer * Planned curative radiotherapy * Planned irradiation of level II+III lymph nodes \>46 Gy * \>=18 y * Speaks and reads Danish * No previous Surgery to the head and neck area except biopsies Exclusion Criteria: \-
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