Trial reportBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology
Quality of life in tongue cancer treated patients before and after speech therapy: a randomized clinical trial.
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- Guidelines for nutrition in adults with head and neck cancer: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition · 2026Guideline
- Multimodal Management of Pain in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Mechanism-Based Approach.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Efficacy of swallowing rehabilitative therapies for adults with dysphagia: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.GeroScience · 2025Article
- Factors influencing delayed referral of oral cancer patients from family dentists to the core hospital.Journal of dental sciences · 2024Article
- Prehabilitation of dysphagia in the therapy of head and neck cancer- a systematic review of the literature and evidence evaluation.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Perioperative symptom burden and its influencing factors in patients with oral cancer: A longitudinal study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2022Article
- The efficacy of iodine-125 interstitial brachytherapy for the treatment of locally advanced adenoid cystic carcinoma of the base of tongue: a non-surgical approach.Journal of contemporary brachytherapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionTongue cancer is one of the most common subtypes of head and neck cancer. The aggressive effects of treatment cause aesthetic, psychosocial and functional deficits, especially dysphagia, which affects patient quality of life. Rehabilitation, which is essential for functional maximum recovery, helps patients deal with new and altered structures and has a positive impact on quality of life.
objectiveTo verify the impact of speech therapy on swallowing quality of life in tongue cancer patients after treatment.
methodsThis parallel randomized clinical trial was conducted at a public hospital in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Before and after the intervention, a quality of life questionnaire (the Deglutition Handicap Index) was employed, dysphagia severity was assessed with fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, and the Functional Oral Intake Scale carried out. The experimental group underwent four-week sessions of speech therapy over one month, while the control group received the institution's usual follow-up.
resultsThirty individuals treated for tongue cancer were divided into a study and a control group. Deglutition Handicap Index scores decreased significantly (approximately 40 points) (p < 0.001) after the intervention in the study group. There was a significant correlation between improved quality of life, reduced dysphagia severity and increased in Functional Oral Intake Scale scores (p < 0.001).
conclusionAfter speech therapy, quality of life scores related to deglutition and dysphagia severity improved in patients treated for tongue cancer.
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