Clinimetric properties of measurements on neck and shoulder function, strength, exercise capacity, level of physical mobility and maximal opening of the mouth in head and neck cancer survivors

Conditions: head and neck cancer / malignancies
10027656

Registration Number: NL-OMON44631

Lead Sponsor: fysiotherapie centraal

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Possible participants are head and neck cancer survivors and are all members of the Dutch patient organization for head and neck cancer survicors and 18 years or older.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients undergoing medical treatment for head and neck cancer.
Patient receiving palliative treatment.
Patients that are not able to speak or understand Dutch. Patient that are walking aid dependent
Patients at risk when performing maximal exercise which will be assessed before inclusion using a modified Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ), leading to the exclusion of willing participants who answer yes to one or more questions.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>reliabilty measurements:<br /><br><br /><br><br /><br><br /><br>Shoulder function (Active Range of Motion, AROM)<br /><br><br /><br>Neck function (Active Range of Motion, AROM)<br /><br><br /><br>Muscle Strength ( grip strength, shoulder elevantion strength with MRC scale,<br /><br>30sec chair to stand test)<br /><br><br /><br>Exercise capacity (6 Minute Walking Test)<br /><br><br /><br>Level of physical mobility (Timed Up dan Go test)<br /><br><br /><br>Maximal opening of the mouth ( mm)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>shoulder pain and disability : The Shoulder Disability Questionnaire (SDQ), The<br /><br>Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)<br /><br><br /><br>Neck pain and function: The Neck Disability Index (NDI)<br /><br><br /><br>Quality of life : The EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) , The EORTC QLQ C-30.</p><br>