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Effects of prophylactic swallowing exercises on dysphagia and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer receiving (chemo) radiotherapy: the Redyor study, a protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
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- Impact of Prehabilitation With Preoperative Swallowing Exercises on Postoperative Swallowing Morbidity in Oral Cavity Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2024Article
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- Asymptomatic swallowing disorders may be present in individuals with laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer treated with chemo-radiotherapy.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Article
- Clinical Statistics of Dysphagia Rehabilitation Provided on Dental Visits to a Partner Hospital.Rehabilitation research and practice · 2022Article
- An Activity Tracker-Guided Physical Activity Program for Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: Protocol for a Prospective Phase III Trial (OnkoFit I and II Trials).JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- European white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia in head and neck cancer.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Prehabilitation in head and neck cancer patients: a literature review.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundRadiation-induced dysphagia is common in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Available evidence suggests that exercise therapy prior to oncological treatment could potentially improve deglutition and quality of life; however, a randomized clinical trial is needed to confirm this observation. METHODS/
designThe Redyor study is a single-blind randomized clinical trial designed to compare the effect of prophylactic oropharyngeal exercises on quality of life and dysphagia of 52 patients with HNC referred to the Radiotherapy Department. The intervention will consist of respiratory muscle training (3 times/day, 5 days/week, 21 weeks) added to the standard swallow therapy. All patients will perform the same exercise intervention, but at different times: before chemoradiotherapy (CRT; early intervention group) or immediately after completing CRT (late intervention group). The main outcome will be change in dysphagia severity assessed with the Penetration-Aspiration Scale in videofluoroscopy study; quality of life will be assessed with the EORTC-QLQ-C30 and its Head and Neck Cancer Module (QLQ-H&N35) at 3, 6, and 12 months after completing CRT. DISCUSSION: This ongoing clinical trial, registered in 2016, is based on the hypothesis that undergoing a pre-radiotherapy rehabilitation (pre-habilitation) program will have greater benefits (less decrease in quality of life, less delay in swallowing parameters, and less severe dysphagia) compared to post-CRT rehabilitation. The main objective is to assess dysphagia severity in HNC patients; and secondly, to evaluate changes in dysphagia-related quality of life, and to determine the correlation between a clinical variable and instrumental parameters during this period.
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