Trial reportCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024
Prophylactic Swallowing Exercises in Patients with Laryngeal Cancer Who Underwent Total Laryngectomy-A Randomized Trial.
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- Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy for Functional Sequelae in Adults with Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
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- Precision rehabilitation for swallowing dysfunction after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: current evidence, key controversies, and future perspectives.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Management of dysphagia in head and neck cancer: current and future perspectives.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Personalized swallowing rehabilitation program for post-surgical dysphagia in oral cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- The Role of Dysphagia on Head and Neck Cancer Patients' Quality of Life, Functional Disabilities and Psychological Distress: Outcomes of Cancer Rehabilitation from an Observational Single-Center Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Observational
- Polyphenol and exercise-induced molecular crosstalk: a new frontier in brain function, head and neck cancer therapy, and healthy lifespan extension.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectivesThis study aims to determine the efficacy of prophylactic swallowing exercises on swallowing function in patients undergoing total laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer.
methodsThe design was a randomized controlled trial set in one tertiary care academic medical center. A total of 92 patients undergoing total laryngectomy for stages III and IV laryngeal cancer performed five targeted swallowing exercises for a period of three months after their surgery, starting two weeks after the surgery. Weekly swallowing therapy sessions were held with the patients in order to encourage adherence and proper technique. The controls received no preventive exercise and were referred for swallowing treatment following the surgery, as well as radiation therapy if necessary. The Functional Oral Intake Scale (FOIS) and the Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer Patients (PSS-H&N) were used to measure swallowing function at the baseline, one week following the surgery, and three, six, nine, and twelve months following the surgery.
resultsRight after the surgery, there were no statistically significant variations between the intervention and control groups in the FOIS scores (
conclusionsAlthough not immediately following the surgery, the patients who engaged in prophylactic swallowing exercises showed improvements in their ability to swallow at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months following their procedure.
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