Swallowing exercise and Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) in head and neck cancer
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/01/049172
- Lead Sponsor
- SUBHAJIT MANDA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
a) Patient giving their consent to be a volunteer in the proposed study.
b) Histologically proven Squamous Cell Carcinoma of oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx.
c) Stage II - IV by AJCC Cancer Staging Manual Eight Edition, 2017
d) Age mention 18 years and less than 75 years.
e) Both males and females patients.
f) Treatment will be started after 15 days completing Radiotherapy.
Exclusion Criteria
a) Any pre-existing diagnosed neurological condition.
b) Distant metastases
c) Previously surgery for malignancy in the head and neck region
d) The existence of synchronous multiple malignancies (not leukoplakia) or previous history of cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method DysphagiaTimepoint: Base line and after completing the intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method M.D. Anderson dysphagia inventory (MADI) <br/ ><br>European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Head and Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-HN35)Timepoint: Base line and after completing the intervention