Health Condition 1: C029- Malignant neoplasm of tongue, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
No funding sources
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria 1. Treatment naïve patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral tongue 2. T1-T4 staged disease 3. Patients who will undergo definitive surgical management 4. Age greater than or equal to 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria 1. Patients having any history of mental illness (depression, anxiety, etc) and currently taking medication for the same 2. Patients taking any form of week or strong opioid analgesics as per the WHO pain scale ladder, for a period greater than 1 week 3. Patients having a history of other diseases and conditions where taste sensation is disturbed such as Sjogrenâ??s syndrome, radiotherapy, etc. 4. Patients who have had COVID-19 previously 5. Patients who do not know how to read English, Hindi or Marathi 6. Patients with trismus and with ankyloglossia
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Endpoints Primary endpoint 1. To determine the preoperative pain scores on the Brief Pain Index (BPI) that correlate with presence of perineural invasion/other adverse pathologic factors Timepoint: Pre surgery at baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoint 2. To determine if pre-operative dysguesia correlates with the presence perineural invasion/other adverse pathologic factors 3. To determine if pre-operative focal sensations (light touch and two-point discrimination) correlates with the presence perineural invasion/ other adverse pathologic factors Timepoint: Pre surgery at baseline | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArjun Gurmeet Singh
TATA MEMORIAL CENTRE
Outcome results
None listed