Clinical trial · Interventional
Feasibility of Cough Skill Training in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer
- 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)
This preliminary study will examine the feasibility of a cough skill training treatment approach to rehabilitate voluntary cough function in people with head and neck cancer. Cough skill training focuses on practicing cough as a compensatory strategy for when food or liquid enters the airway. Primary outcomes will be feasibility and immediate treatment effects. The investigators hypothesize that the treatment will be feasible and will result in improvements to voluntary cough peak expiratory flow rate.
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 Cancers | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handheld cough device | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Cough skill training
- description
- Participants will use a handheld cough device to produce voluntary coughs during 5 one hour treatment sessions.
- interventionNames
- Device: Handheld cough device
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Feasibility of cough skill training
- timeFrame
- 6 weeks
- description
- Feasibility of cough skill training will be defined as the percentage of trials completing during treatment sessions.
Secondary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Change in voluntary cough peak expiratory flow rate
- timeFrame
- baseline, 6 weeks
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Prior diagnosis of head and neck cancer at least 6 months post-diagnosis * Completed treatment for head and neck cancer, including surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy * Medically stable and able to follow commands and produce a voluntary cough * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent assessed by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of \<20 * Unable to follow study instructions * Unable to produce a voluntary cough * History of neurologic disease * Recent laryngeal surgery or vocal fold injury * Active respiratory infection or febrile illness within the past 14 days * Chronic, severe, or unstable respiratory disease * Asthma or bronchitis * Smoking within the past five years * Uncontrolled hypertension * Recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure within the past 6 months * Significant uncontrolled arrhythmia
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