Status:
TERMINATED
Intermittent Oral-esophageal Tube Feeding in Delayed Dysphagia After Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Lead Sponsor:
Zeng Changhao
Conditions:
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Dysphagia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a prospective multicenter study with patients with delayed dysphagia after radiotherapy for NPC. Patients enrolled are randomly divided equally into the observation group and the control group...
Detailed Description
Palliation to delayed dysphagia after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) continues to be a challenge. Although nasogastric tube feeding (NGT) has been adopted widely, the weaknesses have ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age between 18 and 65 years.
- With the history of NPC and radiation therapy.
- With dysphagia occurred at least three years after radiotherapy (confirmed by videofluoroscopic swallowing study), in need of and feasible for enteral nutrition support.
- Conscious and with stable vital signs;
- Willing to participate and sign the written informed consent form either personally or by a family member.
Exclusion
- Presence of other diseases that might cause dysphagia.
- With distant metastasis of tumors, or complicated with severe systemic disorders or malignancies.
- Concurrent participation in other treatments that could interfere with the trial.
- Inability to cooperate with treatment due to aphasia, mental health issues, etc.
- Received tube feeding for enteral nutrition support within the past three years.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06189482
Start Date
June 1 2022
End Date
December 31 2022
Last Update
March 12 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Zheng da yi fu yuan hospital
Zhengzhou, Henan, China, 450000