Clinical trial · Interventional
Functional Electrical Stimulation in Irradiated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)
Efficacy of Functional Electrical Stimulation in Dysphagia of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Post Radiotherapy
NCT00815087CI-TRIAL-00014097completedPhase 2Results postedClinicalTrials.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 study is to determine whether functional electrical stimulation is effective in the treatment of dysphagia due to nasopharyngeal cancer post radiotherapy
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dysphagia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise home program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Functional electrical stimulation | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)
- description
- Functional electrical stimulation: Experimental
- interventionNames
- Device: Functional electrical stimulation
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Home Rehabilitation Program (HRP)
- description
- Exercise home program
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Exercise home program
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- The Change From Baseline and Cut Point VFSS in Velocity of Displacement of Hyoid Bone at 1 to 3 Months
- timeFrame
- Averaged 2 months
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma * Post radiation therapy * Mild to severe dysphagia * Never underwent swallowing therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent cancer * Neurological or degenerate disease * Total or partial laryngectomy * Epilepsy * With cardiac pacemaker
References
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