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Prehabilitation in oral cavity cancer patients

Role of exercise based prehabilitation on the functional impairments and quality of life in clients with oral cavity cancer - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083557
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-03-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C049- Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouth, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Prehabilitation exercises: The patients diagnosed with oral cavity cancer and planned for radiation therapy followed with elective surgery would be initially screened after medical clea

Sponsors

Arockia Pramila C
Lead Sponsor
DR T SENTHIL KUMAR
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Adults above 18years who are diagnosed to have oral cavity cancer with stage I to stage III without metastasis (as per TNM classification system of malignant tumors) 2.Patients planned for radiation therapy followed with surgical procedure will be included (as studies informs 75% of oral cavity cancer population tend to have radiation followed with surgical management and based on hospital records patients receiving radiation followed by surgery will be comparatively more)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with severe coronary artery disease 2.Recent surgeries affecting general condition/ mobility other than Oral cavity cancer 3.Patient with preexisting neuromusculoskeletal disabilities 4.Patients with advance stage of cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Cervical Range of motion and neck muscle strength 2.Shoulder range of motion and muscle strength 3.Maximal Mouth Opening (inter incisor distance) or Therabite 4.Functional capacity with 6 min Walk Distance Timepoint: all will be assessed in the following time points: from baseline before surgery to 12 weeks after surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Quality of Life using EORTIC QLQ-C30 and QLQHN35[European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 30-item core instrument (QLQ-C30)] 2.Dysphagia-Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing studies 3.M.D Anderson Dysphagia Inventory 4.Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) Timepoint: all will be assessed in the following time points: from baseline before surgery to 12 weeks after surgery

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr T Senthil Kumar

Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

senthilkumar.t@sriramachandra.edu.in9444368189

Outcome results

None listed

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