The effect of surgery post radiation on aerodynamics and nasalance in oral cancer patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynxHealth Condition 2: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/02/040248
- Lead Sponsor
- A
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients diagnosed with oral cancer and will opt for adjuvant radiotherapy
Age range 30 to 80
Native speakers of Kannada
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with secondary tumours
Patients with psychological, neurological, and hearing impairments
Patients with recurrence of oral cancer
Patientâ??s on Ryleâ??s tube
Patients who are not able to achieve lip seal
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method asalance for oral sentences (3), nasal sentences (3) and oral + nasal sentences (3) in Kannada <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>â??Oral pressure(cmH2O)â??, â??flow (mL/s)â??and â??resistance(cmH2O/mL/s)â?? for a vowel obtained from /pa/ syllable repetition <br/ ><br>Timepoint: The data collection will be done two times <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Prior to treatment where nasalance and aerodynamic data will be obtained (one day before the surgery) <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Post treatment where again nasalance and aerodynamic data will be obtained(after 4 weeks of resting after completion of radiotherapy sessions) <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ATimepoint: NA