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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON51026
NL-OMON51026
Completed
Not Applicable

Articulation and coordination of speech after treatment for oral cancer - Speech difficulties after oral cancer treatment

niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen0 sites40 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Enrollment
40
Status
Completed
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Observational invasive

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • At least 18 years of age and able to make an informed consent
  • Native speaker of Dutch
  • Diagnosed with oral tumors and having had a major surgical resection of a TNM
  • stage T3 or T4, where parts of the tongue or jaw have been removed and perhaps
  • replaced by other tissue at least 12 months before (patient subject) or a
  • volunteer without disturbed speech.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Recurrence of disease
  • History of neurological or psychological disorders
  • Self\-reported signs of depression
  • Stuttering or other pre\-existing speech and language problems
  • Anatomy that prevents attaching sensors to the tongue (i.e., trismus or
  • tongue immobility)
  • Problems with sight or hearing that impede reading or understanding
  • instructions. When glasses or a hearing aid resolve these problems, there is no
  • impediment to participation.
  • Non removable metal on, in or close to the head (e.g., piercings, dental

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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