Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: After radiation therapy every 2 week till 6 week
Control Intervention1: PLACEBO ( CHEWING MOUTH EXERCISE & MASSAGE ): after radiation therap
Sponsors
self funded
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients who have undergoing head and neck RT, IMRT/3DCRTbut not chemotherapy. 2 Age group – 25-65 years (Most prevalent age for Oral cancer) 3 Sex- Both male and female 4 Patients willing to participate. 5 Patients with ECOG (Eastern cooperative oncology group) performance score of 0 and 1 6 Patients receiving 60-66Gy of irradiation. 7 Patients having oral cancer in posterior part of oral cavity.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Patients with pacemakers, defibrillator, hearing aid and cochlear implants 2 Pregnancy. 3 Patients with skin lesions or abrasions on the face 4 Patients who were already on medications that are known to cause xerostomia 5 Patients who underwent any head and neck surgery involving salivary glands. 6 Patient who has diagnosed with any salivary gland disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Using this study, we may be able to establish the role of electrostimulation on unstimulated saliva production in RT induced xerostomia.Timepoint: after radiation 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N/ATimepoint: N/A | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Ajith Kumar
Faculty of Dental Sciences, King Georges Medical University, U.P., Lucknow
Outcome results
None listed