Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Tongue and/or Jaw Neoplasia Before and After Speech Therapy: a Randomized Clinical Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Changes in Quality of Life Scores related to swallowing
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to verify the impact of four speech therapy sessions on the Quality of Life of patients treated for malignant tongue and/or jaw cancer, using as measure specific questionnaires of speech and swallowing.
The hypothesis is that after treatment with exercises and speech therapy guidance, patients will present better indicators on Quality of Life related to speech and swallowing.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Over 18 Years
- •Tongue and/or Jaw Neoplasm
- •Submitted to surgical treatment
排除标准
- •Under 18 Years
- •Cognitive impairment or deficits in language comprehension
- •Previous speech therapy intervention
- •Recurrence or active disease
- •Death during the intervention
研究组 & 干预措施
Study group
干预措施: Speech-language guidance (Other)
Study group
干预措施: Speech therapy exercises for swallowing (Other)
Study group
干预措施: Speech therapy exercises for speech (Other)
Control Group
结局指标
主要结局
Changes in Quality of Life Scores related to swallowing
时间窗: 1 month
To measure the changes in Quality of Life related to swallowing it was used the questionnaire Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI)
Changes in Quality of Life Scores related to speech
时间窗: 1 month
To measure the changes in Quality of Life related to speech it was used the questionnaire Speech Handicap Index (SHI)
次要结局
- Changes in Speech Intelligibility Classification(1 month)
- Changes in Dysphagia Classification(1 month)