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Swallowing Rehabilitation Program for Head and Neck Tumor Patients

NCT07795294 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-08-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a structured swallowing rehabilitation program on swallowing function, trismus severity, and pain among patients with head and neck tumors, using a randomized controlled trial design. Eighty patients will be randomly allocated into two equal groups: a study group receiving the swallowing rehabilitation program and a control group receiving standard care.

Conditions

  • Head and Neck Cancer (H&N)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Swallowing Rehabilitation Program

A structured program including Mendelsohn maneuver, effortful swallow, Masako technique, tongue strengthening exercises, and jaw range-of-motion and stretching exercises, performed as three sets of ten repetitions twice daily, delivered through orientation, theoretical, and practical sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute, Cairo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Clinical Oncology department. Elmansoura University.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Delta University for Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-31
Primary Completion
2026-12-25
Completion
2027-06-25

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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