Effectiveness of lipofilling in patients with impaired speech and/or swallowing function after treatment for head and neck cancer
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Functionele aandoeningen (slik en spraakproblemen)Swallowing- and speech impairment
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON44636
- Lead Sponsor
- Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 19
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with chronic, refractory speech and/or swallowing problems after treatment for head and neck cancer
According to the rehabilitative care team, there is no other option except lipofilling
Exclusion Criteria
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Speech outcomes:<br /><br>- Objective outcomes: Intelligibility, diadochokinesis, voice quality and vowel<br /><br>space.<br /><br>- Subjective outcomes: Speech Handicap Index<br /><br><br /><br>Swallowing outcomes:<br /><br>- Objective outcomes: Penetration-aspiration scale, residue after swallowing,<br /><br>Functional Oral Intake Scale en weight change.<br /><br>- Subjective outcomes: EORTC QLQ-C30 en H&N35 en SWAL-QOL</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Effect on tongue base volume, feasibility and patients' satisfaction. </p><br>