Clinical trial · Observational
Tracheal Tube and Swallowing After Head and Neck Surgery
THE IMPACT OF TRACHEAL TUBE ON SWALLOWING IN POST-OPERATIVE HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS: SCINTIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS
- 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 present study was designed as a cross-sectional observational study providing the enrollment of tracheostomized patients undergoing major oncological surgery for head-neck cancer. Aims: * to provide objective data on the bolus transit during swallowing in tracheostomized patients with tracheal tube and without tracheal tube closing directly the tracheal stoma with a plaster, in order to sustain the choice to preserve the TT in dysphagic patients after oncologic surgery for more security during swallowing rehabilitation or adjuvant treatment. * to evaluate the features of swallowing, specifically bolus transit, in patients affected by head and neck cancer who underwent major oncological surgery.
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 (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing | Diagnostic Test | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- To provide objective data on the bolus transit during swallowing in tracheostomized patients with tracheal tube and without tracheal tube
- timeFrame
- five years
- description
- To provide objective data on the bolus transit during swallowing in tracheostomized patients with tracheal tube and without tracheal tube closing directly the tracheal stoma with a plaster, in order to sustain the choice to preserve the TT in dysphagic patients after oncologic surgery for more security during swallowing rehabilitation or adjuvant treatment.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- To evaluate the features of swallowing
- timeFrame
- five years
- description
- To evaluate the features of swallowing, specifically bolus transit, in patients affected by head and neck cancer who underwent major oncological surgery.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion criteria * Age \>18 years * Tracheal tube diameter of 5.0 mm and outside diameter of 9.4 mm * Tolerance of the tracheal tube capping for almost 48 hours without pathologic desaturation during continue monitoring of SpO2 * Ability to swallow in accordance to the inpatient training program * Ability to suck with a straw without oral leakage Exclusion criteria * Previous head and neck radiotherapy * Patients with nasal tube feeding * Patients with poor cognition or poor general condition or affected by neurological o other nontumor-related dysphagia * Patients total laryngectomized * Patients unable to maintain the orthostatic position
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