Actively Recruiting
EMST in Patients Undergoing CRT for HNCA
Led by University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee · Updated on 2024-12-04
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
420 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Lead Sponsor
F
Froedtert Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is a randomized trial examining the impact of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on maintenance of safe and efficient oropharyngeal swallow function in persons with cancer of the head and neck (HNCA) undergoing treatment with radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy (RT/CRT).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
EMST in Patients Undergoing CRT for HNCA
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- New diagnosis of cancer in the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx
- Planned treatment with primary radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy
- Age 18 or older and able to provide consent
- Ability to use the EMST150 device (hold in mouth and maintain lip seal)
You will not qualify if you...
- Primary surgery to the head and neck (neck dissection is permitted)
- Unknown primary tumor
- Primary cancers of the nasopharynx, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands, and skin
- Progressive neurologic condition affecting muscle strength (e.g., ALS, Parkinson's disease)
- Dysphagia not related to head and neck cancer (e.g., unresolved swallowing difficulty post-stroke or post-traumatic brain injury)
- Prior history of head and neck radiotherapy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53211
Active, Not Recruiting
2
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
B
Barbara Pauloski, Ph.D.
CONTACT
S
Stephanie Stevens, M.S.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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