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Assessment of swallowing function in patients with Head & Neck cancers treated using modern radiation technology.

Objective and subjective assessment of dysphagia and aspiration in patients with non nasopharyngeal head neck cancer receiving concurrent chemotherapy and dysphagia-aspiration related structures (DARS) sparing Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/11/010442
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-11-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Head & Neck Cancers

Interventions

Intervention1: NA: NA Control Intervention1: NA: NA

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Histologically proven head-neck Squamous Cell carcinoma 2.TNM stages T3-T4; N0-N2c; M0 3. Age >=18yrs and 4. Karnoffsky performance scale (KPS) >= 70 % 5.Planned for Definitive Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy. 6.Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.M1 disease 2.Primary tumor in nasopharynx/Paranasal Sinus/nasal cavity/salivary glands/unknown primary with neck node. 3. Post op patients/patients who have received any form of neoadjuvant therapy. 4. History of therapeutic irradiation to head and neck. 5. Pregnant / lactating women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To objectively and subjectively assess the swallowing function in patients with locally advanced SCC of oropharynx, receiving concurrent chemotherapy and DARS sparing IMRT.Timepoint: After 2 years of completion of treatment—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlating the dose received by the individual DARS with the post treatment swallowing function. Timepoint: After 2 years of completion of treatment—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Adnan Calcuttawala

Tata Memorial Centre

ashwini.budrukkar@gmail.com02224177152

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026