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
Active Locations (1)
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Behavioral Medicine Laboratory, University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2H9