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| F060123002 |
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| American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation | OTHER |
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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| 1 | Experimental | Patients will receive pre-treatment swallowing exercises. |
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| 2 | Active Comparator | Post-treatment swallowing exercises. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Pre-treatment swallowing exercises | Other | Swallowing exercises will be started pre-treatment with radiation. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| To test whether pre-treatment swallowing exercises compared with "usual care" (where exercises are taught post-treatment) improves quality of life in patients undergoing chemoradiation therapy for advanced head and neck cancer. | 8 weeks, 6 months, 12 months post radiation treatment |
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| To test whether pre-treatment swallowing exercises compared with usual care improves secondary outcome measures related to dysphagia in this patient population. | 8 weeks, 6 mnths and 12 months post radiation. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| William R. Carroll, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UAB Division of Otolaryngology | Birmingham | Alabama | 35294 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006258 | Head and Neck Neoplasms |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D003680 | Deglutition Disorders |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D004935 | Esophageal Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
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| Post-treatment swallowing exercises. | Other | Patients to start swallowing exercises after completion of radiation therapy. |
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| D010608 | Pharyngeal Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |