Effect of oropharyngeal exercise therapy on mouth opening, quality of life and sleep quality in post operative oral cancer patients

Effect of Myofunctional therapy on mouth opening, quality of life and sleep quality in post operative oral cancer patients A randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/11/059439

Enrollment

Registered

2023-11-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C109- Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx,unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercise): Phase 1 included :- 4 lip exercises, 5 tongue exercises, 2 jaw exercises, and 2 soft palate exercises. ( 10 days) 10 reps 3 times a day.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients of both genders. 2. Age group 18-75 years of age. 3. Patient with histopathologically proven oral or oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.(oral cavity, oropharynx, nasopharynx, salivary gland, nasal fossae). 4. Patient who are operatied for an en bloc resection of primary tumor, neck dissection and reconstruction. 5. Patient who is receiving post operative chemotherapy. 6. Difficulty in mouth opening. 7. Patient with sleep disturbed. (insomnia)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Neurological (facial palsy, cognitive impairment, Alzheimer,senile dementia) or other non tumor related swallowing difficulty. 2. Risk of fracture, respiratory insufficiency (grade3) 3. Intense pain not controlled with analgesic treatment. 4. Bone metastasis with risk of fracture. 5. Patients who are on corticosteroid for more than one month. 6. Psychological reason that could hamper adherence with study protocol. 7. Patient with difficulty with completing questionnaires. 8. Intubated post operative patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Mouth opening ( THERABITE device) 2. Quality of life (university of Washington quality of life)Timepoint: Before and after 0f 4 week intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Subjective sleep quality.(PSQI and consensus sleep diary)Timepoint: Before and after 0f 4 week intervention	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSantosh Dobhal

MGM institute of physiotherapy Aurangabad

santoshdobhal@mgmiop.edu.in9923401079

Outcome results

None listed

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