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Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Tongue and/or Jaw Neoplasia Before and After Speech Therapy

NCT04126226 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-10-15

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Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Tongue Cancer
  • Jaw Cancer
  • Oral Cancer
  • Intelligibility, Speech

Interventions

OTHER

Speech-language guidance

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.

OTHER

Speech therapy exercises for swallowing

Use of lip exercises and facial muscles, laryngeal elevation maneuver and airway protection technique, 5 repetitions 3 times a day for a month.

OTHER

Speech therapy exercises for speech

Use of over-articulation technique and glottal firmness exercise, 5 repetitions 3 times a day for a month.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sady S da Costa, PHD · Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2019-07-31
Completion
2019-07-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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