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This study aims to verify the impact of four speech therapy sessions on the Quality of Life of patients treated for malignant tongue and/or jaw cancer, using as measure specific questionnaires of speech and swallowing.
The hypothesis is that after treatment with exercises and speech therapy guidance, patients will present better indicators on Quality of Life related to speech and swallowing.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Study group | Experimental |
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| Control Group | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-language guidance | Other | Speech-language guidance for speech enhancement and on food management in terms of consistency, volumes, utensils and temperature, beyond the care for safe and efficient swallowing. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Quality of Life Scores related to swallowing | To measure the changes in Quality of Life related to swallowing it was used the questionnaire Dysphagia Handicap Index (DHI) | 1 month |
| Changes in Quality of Life Scores related to speech | To measure the changes in Quality of Life related to speech it was used the questionnaire Speech Handicap Index (SHI) | 1 month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Changes in Dysphagia Classification | To measure the changes in Dysphagia classification it was used the Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing, exam that evaluate the functionability of swallow. These exams were presented to three judges (speech therapists) that in agreement classified the degree of dysphagia | 1 month |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Sady S da Costa, PHD | Hospital de ClÃnicas de Porto Alegre | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital de ClÃnicas de Porto Alegre | Porto Alegre | Rio Grande do Sul | 90.035-903 | Brazil |
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| Speech therapy exercises for swallowing | Other | Use of lip exercises and facial muscles, laryngeal elevation maneuver and airway protection technique, 5 repetitions 3 times a day for a month. |
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| Speech therapy exercises for speech | Other | Use of over-articulation technique and glottal firmness exercise, 5 repetitions 3 times a day for a month. |
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| Changes in Speech Intelligibility Classification |
To measure the changes in Speech Intelligibility it was used speech recordings that were analysed by three judges (speech therapists) that in agreement classified the degree of speech intelligibility |
| 1 month |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014062 | Tongue Neoplasms |
| D007573 | Jaw Neoplasms |
| D009062 | Mouth Neoplasms |
| D013065 | Speech Intelligibility |
| D003147 | Communication Disorders |
| D003680 | Deglutition Disorders |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D006258 | Head and Neck Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D009059 | Mouth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D014060 | Tongue Diseases |
| D012888 | Skull Neoplasms |
| D001859 | Bone Neoplasms |
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D007571 | Jaw Diseases |
| D013060 | Speech |
| D014705 | Verbal Behavior |
| D003142 | Communication |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D019954 | Neurobehavioral Manifestations |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D065886 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D004935 | Esophageal Diseases |
| D005767 | Gastrointestinal Diseases |
| D004066 | Digestive System Diseases |
| D010608 | Pharyngeal Diseases |
| D010038 | Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003679 | Deglutition |
| ID | Term |
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| D004068 | Digestive System Physiological Phenomena |
| D055688 | Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena |
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