Status:

COMPLETED

Resistance Exercise Training for the Shoulder and Neck Following Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alberta

Conditions:

Head and Neck Neoplasms

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a progressive therapeutic exercise program on specific physical and functional deficits in the neck and shoulder region occurring as a result ...

Detailed Description

We will be conducting a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of progressive resistance exercise training (PRET) on shoulder and neck dysfunction due to spinal accessory neurapraxia/ neu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx or hypopharynx OR squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to the neck from unknown primary site; probable occult mucosal origin in the head and neck
  • Surgical treatment includes radical neck dissection, modified radical neck dissection and other variants of functional/selective neck dissection
  • Karnofsky Performance Status greater than or equal to 60%
  • No evidence of residual cancer in the neck and no distant (M0) metastasis
  • Participants must have completed their head and neck cancer treatment

Exclusion

  • A history of shoulder or neck pathology unrelated to cancer treatment
  • Serious co-morbid medical illness or psychiatric illness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00248235

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2009

Last Update

November 5 2024

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Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H9