Pre-treatment Exercises Versus Post-treatment Exercises for Dysphagia

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Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

The purpose of this project is to determine if pre-treatment swallowing exercises can improve post-treatment swallowing function in patients undergoing radiation with or without chemotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00584129

Run by

University of Alabama at Birmingham

People needed

52

Starts

2006-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-03-17

Who can join

Age: 19 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Stage III or IV squamous cell cancer of teh pharynx and larynx
• Patients who will be receiving chemoradiation
• Age 19 years of age or older
• Must sign informed consent.

You may not qualify if…

• Prior cancer diagnosis
• Metastatic disease
• Cognitive Impairment

Where it is running

• UAB Division of Otolaryngology — Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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