Influence of speech therapy and complementary medical advice on the quality of life of patients with head and neck tumors in the acute and follow-up phase

• Conditions: C76.0; Head, face and neck

• Registration Number: DRKS00032080
• Lead Sponsor: niversität Würzburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with an initial diagnosis of head and neck cancer with a T1-T3 expression
- Tumor patients at the UKA ENT clinic who have already had both surgery and radiation therapy
- Minimum age 18 years
- German speaking
- Interest in participating in the study
- Sufficient compliance
- Sufficient understanding of the conduct of the study and the study objectives

Exclusion Criteria

Age under 18 years
- Tumor severity of a T4 tumor (according to TNM classification)
- Insufficient patient compliance with regard to the implementation of logopedic or complementary medical measures
- Pregnancy and breast feeding period

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in quality of life after a three-month rehabilitation phase including complementary medical measures<br>Method: questionnaire survey at T1 and T2;<br>Questionnaires used:<br>- Questionnaire EAT-10<br>- Questionnaire HN-35<br>- Minimal Mental State Test<br>- Questionnaire VHI-12<br>- Speech therapy questionnaire (self-created) T1<br>- Speech therapy questionnaire (self-created) T2<br><br>T1: directly at the start of rehabilitation (after completion of the initial therapy)<br>T2: third follow-up appointment in the HNO-clinic (3 months after T1)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Status of the use of complementary medical treatments at patients with head-neck-tumors