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EMST and Swallowing in Long-Term Survivors of HNCA

NCT03975465 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2024-12-06

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Summary

This study is a randomized trial examining the impact of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on oral intake, swallowing function, and swallow-related quality of life in persons treated for cancer of the head and neck (HNCA) with radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy (RT/CRT) at least 5 years previously.

Conditions

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Deglutition Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Expiratory Muscle Strength Training

8 weeks of EMST at 75% maximum expiratory pressure (MEP)

BEHAVIORAL

Pharyngeal Muscle Strengthening Exercises

8 weeks of exercises designed to increase pharyngeal muscle strength for swallowing

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Froedtert Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara Pauloski, Ph.D. · University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-10
Primary Completion
2024-06-04
Completion
2024-06-04

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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