Swallow Exercise as Prophylaxis of Dysphagia After Radiotherapy

University of Aarhus60 enrolled

Overview

Background: Dysphagia is a common side effect after radiotherapy for haed and neck cancer patients. It may be worsened by immobility of the throat during tube feeding. Hypothesis: Exercises may prevent or reduce late dysphagia. Method: Phase I study to identify the tolerated intensity of exercises and establish the method of measuring training intensity and dysphagia measurement. Endpoint: Objective dysphagia using VF and FEESST. The HN swallowing and HN pain endpoint of EORTC H\&N35 questionnaire. Weight loss, duration of tube feeding.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Head and Neck Cancer

Interventions

Swallowing ExercisesBEHAVIORAL

Daily exercises

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Head and neck cancer * Planned curative radiotherapy * Planned irradiation of level II+III lymph nodes \>46 Gy * \>=18 y * Speaks and reads Danish * No previous Surgery to the head and neck area except biopsies Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Objective swallowing using videofluoroscopy and endoscopic evaluation of swallowing

Time frame: 2 mths

Secondary Outcomes

Weight

Time frame: 2 mths

Duration of tube feeding

Time frame: 2 mths

Swallowing scale of EORTC HN 35

Time frame: 2 mths

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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