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Effect of Rocabado exercises on trismus in head and neck cancer survivors

Effect of Rocabado exercises on trismus in head and neck cancer survivors: A randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103598
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-02-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C148- Malignant neoplasm of overlappingsites of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Interventions

Intervention1: GroupB: Participants in Group B received conventional physiotherapy as described for Group A, along with Rocabado 6 6 exercises as part of the physiotherapy intervention for trismus man

Sponsors

Eva Makkar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Head and Neck cancer survivors with healed flaps. HNC survivors with inter incisor distance less than 40mm All genders within the age group of 20-70 years willing to participate in study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Fracture of the jaw or TMJ Healing Flap Infection around Jaw Active cancer intraoral and extraoral region. Presence of tracheostomy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Maximal mouth opening Timepoint: Two Time points Baseline (0 week) and post-intervention (2 weeks)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Jaw functional limitation scale -20 2.Fact-H&N 3.Neck disability index(NDI)Timepoint: 2 Time points Baseline (0 week) & post-intervention (2 weeks)—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSanjiv Kumar

Kle Institute of Physiotherapy

sanjiv3303@rediffmail.com09448745648

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026