Effects of Swallowing Exercises on Patients Undergoing Radiation Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer, Stage I Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Stage I Laryngeal Cancer, Stage I Oropharyngeal Cancer, Stage II Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Stage II Laryngeal Cancer, Stage II Oropharyngeal Cancer, Stage III Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Stage III Laryngeal Cancer, Stage III Oropharyngeal Cancer, Stage IV Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Stage IV Laryngeal Cancer, Stage IV Oropharyngeal Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Swallowing exercise therapy may improve the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying early onset of swallowing exercise therapy to see how well it works compared to late onset of swallowing exercise therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01053546
Run by
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
People needed
14
Starts
2010-11-01
Expected to finish
2012-03-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-08-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

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