Effects of Swallowing Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer

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Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

Treatment for head and neck cancer often results in significant swallowing problems because of reduced range of motion (ROM) of the larynx, tongue base, and pharyngeal walls. Our question is: Is swallowing therapy to improve ROM during swallowing maneuvers efficacious in patients with reduced ROM?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00214305

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

0

Starts

2005-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-02

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject have undergone treatment for the head and neck cancer in the form of chemoradiation, and/or one of the following specific types of head and neck cancer surgery: supraglottic laryngectomy, anterior resection with primary or skin graft closure, anterior resection with distal or free flap closure, posterior resection with primary or skin graft closure, or posterior resection with distal or free flap
• Potential subjects must have been diagnosed with Stage I-IV disease

You may not qualify if…

• history of medical problems that may affect swallowing, speech, voice
• neurological problems
• gastroenterological problems
• prior treatment for cancer of the head and neck
• patient who received a total laryngectomy

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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