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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2021/12/038720
CTRI/2021/12/038720
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Occupational therapy-specific rehabilitation protocol for treating trismus in head and neck cancer patients. - A PILOT STUDY

Tata Memorial Hospital0 sites0 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: D000- Carcinoma in situ of lip, oral cavity and pharynxHealth Condition 2: M265- Dentofacial functional abnormalities
Sponsor
Tata Memorial Hospital
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Participants between age group18 years\- 55 years
  • 2\. Patient treated with curative intent with surgery and/or radiation and/or chemotherapy for cancer of buccal mucosa.
  • 3\. Mouth opening between 25mm\-10mm
  • 4\. Willing to follow up with Occupational Therapy Department for 3 days for training and every 15 days for 3 months (total visits 9\).
  • 5\. Intact upper and lower incisors.
  • 6\. Resident of Mumbai
  • 7\. Able to comprehend, read and write the English language.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Severe trismus less than 10mm.
  • 2\. Trismus more than one\-year post\-surgery and or radiotherapy.
  • 3\. Patients having trismus due to derangement of the temporomandibular joint or other intracapsular reasons.
  • 4\. Patient having crooked upper and lower front incisors cause difficulty in measuring mouth opening.
  • 5\. Jaw alignment issues causing difficulty in measuring mouth opening.
  • 6\. Patient with Naso\-gastric tube
  • 7\. Cognitive impairments.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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