Clinical trial · Interventional
Pre-treatment Exercises Versus Post-treatment Exercises for Dysphagia
Determining the Efficacy of Pre-treatment Swallowing Therapy as a Means to Improve Dysphagia Quality of Life When Compared to Post-Treatment Therapy.
NCT00584129CI-TRIAL-00017154completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
The purpose of this project is to determine if pre-treatment swallowing exercises can improve post-treatment swallowing function in patients undergoing radiation with or without chemotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
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 (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post-treatment swallowing exercises. | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Pre-treatment swallowing exercises | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- 1
- description
- Patients will receive pre-treatment swallowing exercises.
- interventionNames
- Other: Pre-treatment swallowing exercises
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- 2
- description
- Post-treatment swallowing exercises.
- interventionNames
- Other: Post-treatment swallowing exercises.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- To test whether pre-treatment swallowing exercises compared with "usual care" (where exercises are taught post-treatment) improves quality of life in patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy for advanced head and neck cancer.
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 19 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Stage III or IV squamous cell cancer of teh pharynx and larynx * Patients who will be receiving chemoradiation * Age 19 years of age or older * Must sign informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior cancer diagnosis * Metastatic disease * Cognitive Impairment
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