Effect of presurgical exercises on tiredness, breathing capacity and quality of living of head and neck cancer patients undergoing surgery.
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/03/018235
- Lead Sponsor
- Fluid Research Grant CMC Vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
All patients undergoing Selective Neck Dissection -1,2,3; Modified Radical Neck Dissection 1,2,3,4,5; Pectoralis Major Myocutaneous Flap
European Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) : 0-2
Negative response to all questions from Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Platelet count more than 50,000 Haemoglobin more than 10.0 g/dl Absolute neutrophil count more than 0.5� 10� WBC more than 5000/mm³ Hematocrit more than 25%
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are unable to comprehend the instructions given to them
Patients with pre-existing physical disability involving shoulder/neck
Primary treatment as chemotherapy/radiotherapy
Distant Metastases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional Assessment Of Chronic Illness Therapy Head and Neck Cancer FACT HN Version4 to measure Quality of life <br/ ><br>FACIT Fatigue scale Version 4 to evaluate Cancer related fatigue <br/ ><br>Goniometer to measure Range of motion of shoulder <br/ ><br> 6 Minute Walk Test to record the Functional CapacityTimepoint: FACT HN and FACIT Fatigue will be used along with 6 Minute Walk test in the assessments that will be done 3 weeks prior to surgery,once before surgery and 3 weeks after surgery <br/ ><br>Goniometer assessment will be done 3 weeks after surgery <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of stay in the hospital <br/ ><br>Shoulder Pain And Disability Index SPADI Patient reported functional limitation <br/ ><br> Neck Disability Index NDI Patient reported functional limitationTimepoint: Shoulder Pain and Disability Index and Neck Disability Index will be used 3 weeks after surgery in the last assessment <br/ ><br>Duration of hospital stay will be recorded during discharge following surgery