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The Efficacy of Mouth Exercise in Oral Cancer Patients After Receiving Surgery

NCT05227807 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 69

Last updated 2022-02-07

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Summary

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of mouth-opening training with follow-up on 1st、3rd、6th months for reducing postoperative trismus in patients with oral cancer.

METHODS: The study is a quasi-experimental design using repeated measures. 44 patients admitted at a general hospital in Taiwan for oral cancer surgery were recruited to the control group first then 38 patients were recruited to the intervention group. All subjects were instructed to practice mouth-opening exercises three times a day every day for three months and two telephone calls fellow up. Subjects in the intervention group received mouth-opening exercise adherence. Data on maximum interincisal opening and mandibular function impairment were collected before surgery, at one month, three months, and six months after radiotherapy, using the TheraBite Range-of-Motion scale and Mandibular Function Impairment Questionnaire, Restriction of Mouth Opening Questionnaire, and Difficulty of Food Intake.

Conditions

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

mouth opening exercise

The intervention group receives an oral exercise intervention, including a 30-minute individual training, a multimedia oral exercise education video along with a print education booklet, and three follow-up phone calls.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

routine care including written mouth exercise instructions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chang Gung Medical Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • SuFan Wu, Doctor · National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-07
Primary Completion
2014-10-30
Completion
2014-12-12

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