Pilot study: To determine the effect of physiotherapy on neck stiffness following radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- neck fibrosis post radiotherapynasopharyngeal carcinomaCancer - Head and neckMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000839808
- Lead Sponsor
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who have: a) completed their course of radiotherapy more than three years ago; b) neck discomfort/pain, neck stiffness, and/or arm symptoms; and c) whose disease is in remission.
Exclusion Criteria
Patietns will be excluded from the study if they a) have signs of active metastasis; b) have received surgical intervention for their NPC; c) are illiterate and unable to complete the questionnaire by themselves; d) have a recent (within one year) history of trauma to the neck; and e) have already been entered into another clinical trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Young's modulus of fibrotic neck muscles will be captured by an ultrasound probe connected to a computer algorithm[baseline, immediately post intervention, 1 month post intervention];neck range of motions will be assessed by Hanoun multi-cerivcal rehabilitation unit[baseline, immediately post intervention, 1 month post intervention]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method global numeric subjective improvement score[baseline, immediately post intervention, 1 month post intervention]