Health Condition 1: K130- Diseases of lips Health Condition 2: K136- Irritative hyperplasia of oral mucosa Health Condition 3: K132- Leukoplakia and other disturbancesof oral epithelium, including tongue Health Condition 4: K123- Oral mucositis (ulcerative) Health Condition 5: K135- Oral submucous fibrosis Health Condition 6: K137- Other and unspecified lesions of oral mucosa Health Condition 7: K118- Other diseases of salivary glands Health Condition 8: K148- Other diseases of tongue
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
Narayana Dental College And Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects who voluntarily give informed consent to participate in the study. Subjects with Oral Cancer scheduled to undergo radiotherapy as a part of their regular treatment protocol.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have undergone/are scheduled to undergo jaw resection. Edentulous patients. Patients with inability to open mouth due to other causes like Ankylosis, Tetany, Tumours of condyle, Coronoid pathology, Myositis ossificans, Neuromuscular dystrophies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find out whether trismus has any effect on dysphagia related quality of life in Oral Cancer patients .Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate presence of and evolution of trismus before and during radiotherapy with or without concomitant chemotherapy and its impact on dysphagia related quality of life in Oral Cancer patients.Timepoint: 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Vaddi Sri Himabindu
Narayana Dental College And Hospital
Outcome results
None listed