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Personalisation of a biomechanical tongue model for the prediction of treatment outcome.

Completed
Conditions
10019190
Tongue cancer
10027656
Registration Number
NL-OMON45672
Lead Sponsor
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

Primary tongue or tongue base cancer (T1-T3).
Primary surgery or chemoradiation treatment.
Older than 18 years
Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Previous history of oral or oropharyngeal cancer
Recurrent or residual tongue/tongue base cancer
Patients that are not eligible for MRI

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>A personalized prediction of functional consequences after treatment using a<br /><br>biomechanical model of the tongue and tongue base.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Range of motion endpoints<br /><br>* Range of tongue motion before and after operation.<br /><br>* Additional questionnaires regarding tongue function ( appendix)<br /><br>* Tongue muscle strength (IOPI) before intervention<br /><br>* Tongue muscle strength (IOPI) after intervention<br /><br><br /><br>Elastography endpoints<br /><br>* Elasticity of tongue tissue before intervention<br /><br>* Elasticity of scar tissue / irradiated tissue<br /><br><br /><br>MRI endpoints<br /><br>* Tongue muscular anatomy before and after partial glossectomy<br /><br>* Tongue functionality before and after partial glossectomy<br /><br><br /><br>Resection profile endpoints<br /><br>* Dimensions of the resection intraoperatively.<br /><br>* Dimensions of the specimen.</p><br>
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