Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
Conditions
Interventions
The sample size required to meet these criteria is 56 volunteers per group, for a total of 112 volunteers. The macaron will open. Adult individuals over 18 years old will be included
with a diagnosis of head and neck cancer, who have undergone radiotherapy, and have completed it, in the head and neck region, with or without chemotherapy and/or associated surgery, and present skin
E02.331.800
Sponsors
Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult individuals over 18 years of age; diagnosed with head and neck cancer; submitted to radiotherapy in the head and neck region, with or without associated chemotherapy and/or surgery; having finished the radiotherapy and presenting skin integrity and medical clearance to use the technique
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with contraindications for electrical stimulation: skin alterations in the region where the electrotherapy will be applied, use of a pacemaker or any other devices or alterations that make electrical stimulation impossible; with an active tumor in the region that will receive electrical current
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that assessing the level of pharyngeal residue will be the primary endpoint, determined by the Eisenhuber scale and residue scale, which will indicate the effect of the electric current on dysphagia rehabilitation. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to evaluate the level of alteration of the objective parameters evaluated in the swallowing videofluoroscopy exam, such as oral preparation, organization and force of ejection, posterior escape into the valleculae, escape into the piriform recesses, hyolaryngeal elevation and anteriorization, food stasis in valleculae, whitening, laryngeal penetration and laryngotracheal aspiration. The method used to verify the expected outcome will be the performance of a new swallowing videofluoroscopy exam after the interventions.;Check evolution by means of the oral intake scale - FOIS.;Assess quality of life using the M. D. Anderson dysphagia questionnaire (MDADI) | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFernanda Korspalski
Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
Outcome results
None listed