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Physiotherapy for Radiation-induced Trismus

NCT02094690 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2019-01-04

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of two protocols of physiotherapeutic exercises in the maintenance and/or increase of the mandibular range of movement in patients suffering from head and neck cancer (HNC) who are undergoing radiotherapy.

Conditions

  • Trismus
  • Radiation-induced Fibrosis

Interventions

DEVICE

Therabite

10 repetitions holding Therabite for 30 seconds. The exercises should begin one day before the onset of Radiotherapy and kept until the end of RT. Repeated 4x a day (after breakfast, lunch, dinner and before going to bed).

DEVICE

Hyperboloid

5 min of bilateral mastication alternated with hyperboloid. The exercises should begin one day before the onset of Radiotherapy and kept until the end of RT. Repeated 4x a day (after breakfast, lunch, dinner and before going to bed).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Geraldo P. Jotz, Ph.D · Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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