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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Feasibility of tongue strength measurements during (chemo)radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients.

Leen Van den Steen, Olivier Vanderveken, Jan Vanderwegen, Dirk Van Gestel, Jean-François Daisne, Johan Allouche, Laurence Delacroix, Diane Van Rompaey, Sylvie Beauvois, Sophie Cvilic and 14 more

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07390942 (Tongue and Occlusal Pressure Performance and Dietary Habits in Maxillectomy Patients With Obturator Prostheses), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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NCT07390942 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Tongue and Occlusal Pressure Performance and Dietary Habits in Maxillectomy Patients With Obturator Prostheses

TypeobservationalSponsorNational Taiwan University HospitalRan2026 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsMaxillary Obturators, Maxillary Defect Reconstruction, Dietary Behavior
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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Leen Van den SteenDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium. Leen.Van.den.Steen@uza.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8158-7629
Olivier VandervekenDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Jan VanderwegenUniversity College Thomas More, Antwerp, Belgium.
Dirk Van GestelInstitut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Jean-François DaisneUniversité Catholique de Louvain, CHU-UCL-Namur, Site Sainte-Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium.
Johan AlloucheCHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
Laurence DelacroixUniversité Catholique de Louvain, CHU-UCL-Namur, Site Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium.
Diane Van RompaeyDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Sylvie BeauvoisInstitut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Sophie CvilicClinique Saint-Jean Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Steven MariënDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Gauthier DesuterCliniques Universitaires St-Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Jan Baptist VermorkenFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Danielle Van den WeyngaertZNA Multididisciplinaire Oncologie, Antwerp, Belgium.
Pol SpecenierFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Carl Van LaerDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Marc PeetersFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Paul Van de HeyningDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Gilbert ChantrainCHU Saint-Pierre, Brussels, Belgium.
Georges LawsonInstitut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Cathy LazarusDepartment of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, USA.
Marc De BodtDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Gwen Van NuffelenDepartment of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery-Rehabilitation Center for Communication Disorders, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650, Edegem, Antwerp, Belgium.
Member of the Belgian Cancer Plan 29_033_Dysphagia Group

Funding

Belgian Federal Cancer Plan KPC29_033
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of tongue strength measures (TSMs) and the influence of bulb location, sex, and self-perceived pain and mucositis in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients during chemoradiotherapy (CRT).

methodsTwenty-six newly diagnosed HNC patients treated with CRT performed anterior and posterior maximal isometric tongue pressures by means of the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI). The Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire (OMWQ) and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain during swallowing were completed weekly from baseline to 1 week post CRT.

resultsFeasibility of TSMs during CRT declines significantly from 96 to 100% at baseline to 46% after 6 weeks of CRT. But post-hoc analyses reveal only significant differences in feasibility between baseline and measurements after 4 weeks of treatment. No effect of gender or bulb location was established, but feasibility is influenced by pain and mucositis.

conclusionsFeasibility of TSMs declines during CRT and is influenced by mucositis and pain. For the majority of subjects, TSMs were feasible within the first 4 weeks, which provides a window of scientific and clinical opportunities in this patient population.

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AgedChemoradiotherapyDeglutition DisordersFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedTongueChemoradiotherapyDeglutitionDysphagiaHead and neck cancerMucositisTongue strength

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PMID28573486

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