Evaluation of a Structured Swallowing Rehabilitation Exercise Program on Dysphagia and Trismus in Head and Neck Tumor Patients
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a structured swallowing rehabilitation program on swallowing function, trismus severity, and pain among patients with head and neck tumors, using a randomized controlled trial design. Eighty patients will be randomly allocated into two equal groups: a study group receiving the swallowing rehabilitation program and a control group receiving standard care.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 60
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Both genders
• Aged 20-60 years
• Patients receiving chemoradiotherapy
• Patients having a history of head and neck cancer
• Patients who had received previous radiation therapy for head and neck cancer
Locations
Other Locations
Egypt
National Cancer Institute, Cairo University
RECRUITING
Cairo
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-08-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-06-25
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Experimental: Swallowing Rehabilitation Program
Participants will receive a structured swallowing rehabilitation program including Mendelsohn maneuver, effortful swallow, Masako technique, tongue strengthening exercises, and jaw range-of-motion and stretching exercises. Exercises will be performed as three sets of ten repetitions, twice daily, delivered across orientation, theoretical, and practical sessions over four phases (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation).
No_intervention: Standard Care
Patients receive routine standard care with no structured rehabilitation program.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Clinical Oncology department. Elmansoura University., National Cancer Institute, Cairo
Leads: Delta University for Science and Technology