CompletedNot Applicable

Physiotherapy for Radiation-induced Trismus

Brazil90 participantsStarted 2013-06

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of two protocols of physiotherapeutic exercises in the maintenance and/or increase of the mandibular range of movement in patients suffering from head and neck cancer (HNC) who are undergoing radiotherapy.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * signature of the Informed Consent Form; * both male and female individuals, aged 18 or over; * patients with a diagnosis of anatomopathological mouth and/or pharyngeal cancer; * patients who have undergone radiotherapy only, or radiotherapy combined with surgery and/or chemotherapy; * patients who have one or more muscles of mastication in the radiation field, and; * patients who have scored more than 60% in the Karnofsky Performance Status. Exclusion Criteria: * those with facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia and/or herpes zoster; * patients undergoing brachytherapy; * patients undergoing physiotherapy intervention.

What they're measuring

mouth opening in millimeters (mm)

Timeframe: baseline (before radiotherapy), post radiotherapy (after the end of radiotherapy), 6 months follow-up and one year follow-up It is expected that the total duration of radiation will vary between a 45 to 60 days.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02094690

SponsorFederal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-05

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