Nasopharyngeal CancerNCT01937793
Swallowing Exercises for Nasopharyngeal Cancer After Radiation Therapy
A study testing effortful swallowing exercise and Mendelsohn swallowing exercise in people with Nasopharyngeal Cancer and Dysphagia, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
Trial summary
This study is designed to investigate the treatment efficacy of 8 weeks swallowing exercise programs for patients with NPC after radiation therapy. This study also compares two different swallowing exercise: effortful swallow and Mendelsohn's maneuver, to see which one can bring more benefits to patients after a… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Dysphagia
- What is being tested?
- effortful swallowing exercise and Mendelsohn swallowing exercise
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 16 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTaiwan
- Study dates
- Jan 2013to Dec 2013
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- patients diagnosed with NPC
- completed radiation therapy at least 1 year
- mild to moderate swallowing disorder defined by videofluorography
- able to comply with protocal mandate, willing to perform the exercise programs, and ability to attend the weekly sessions
Who cannot join
- feeding tube insitu
- received pharyngeal surgery
- tracheostomy tube insitu
- patients who could not put effort to push posterior tongue base backward and who could not elevate their pharyngeal during swallowing
- severe swallowing disorder or aspirate defined by videofluorography
- other malignances, neurovascular disease, demyelinating disease
- cancer relapse or metastases
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Swallowing Exercises for Patients With Nasopharyngeal Cancer After Radiation Therapy
This study is designed to investigate the treatment efficacy of 8 weeks swallowing exercise programs for patients with NPC after radiation therapy. This study also compares two different swallowing exercise: effortful swallow and Mendelsohn's maneuver, to see which one can bring more benefits to patients after a certain period of exercise training. Three assessment tools are selected to evaluate the study result: Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability (MASA), videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), and Chinese version Swallowing Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (CSWAL-QOL). The hypothesis of this study is that the effortful swallowing exercise would have better treatment efficacy.
- Conditions
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Dysphagia
- Being tested
- effortful swallowing exercise, Mendelsohn swallowing exercise
- Keywords
- radiation, speech-language pathology
- Medical subject headings
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms, Deglutition Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
effortful swallowing exerciseOther
voluntarily increases the posterior tongue base pushing effort while swallowing
Mendelsohn swallowing exerciseOther
voluntarily increase the extent and duration of laryngeal elevation while swallowing
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| effortful swallowing exercise | Active comparator | Subjects in the arm are asked to do the effortful swallowing exercise at home for 8 weeks. The training frequency is to exercise 3-4 days/week, 3 times/day, 10 repetitions per time. Besides the at home exercise, each subject is scheduled to meet the investigator at the hospital at weekly basis to discuss and review his/her exercise practice. Receives: Other: effortful swallowing exercise |
| Mendelsohn swallowing exercise | Active comparator | Subjects in the arm are asked to do the Mendelsohn swallowing exercise at home for 8 weeks. The training frequency is to exercise 3-4 days/week, 3 times/day, 10 repetitions per time. Besides the at home exercise, each subject is scheduled to meet the investigator at the hospital at weekly basis to discuss and review his/her exercise practice. Receives: Other: Mendelsohn swallowing exercise |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from Baseline in videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS)
Videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) measures the bolus transit time including: 1.oral transit time; 2. pharyngeal transit time; and 3. pharyngeal delay time. It also reveals the occurrence of swallowing aspiration or not.
Measured: Change from Baseline in VFSS at 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change from Baseline in Chinese version of the Swallow Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (CSWAL-QOL)
The Chinese version of SWAL-QOL questionnaire (CSWAL-QOL) contains 10 scales related to swallowing and quality of life, including burden, eating desire, food duration, food selection, communication, fear, mental health, social functioning, sleep, and fatigue. All scales are linearly transformed into a 0-to-100 metric, with 0 indicating most dysfunction and 100 indicating no dysfunction.
Measured: Change from Baseline in CSWAL-QOL at 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Sep 2013 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2013
- Primary completionDec 2013
- Study completionDec 2013
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (14)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Nasopharyngeal CancerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by National Taiwan University HospitalThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Jenq-Yuh Ko, M.D., Ph.D., Principal investigator, National Taiwan University Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01937793
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 201211062RIB
- Other IDs
- 000766KJY
- Status last verified
- Apr 2014
- First submitted
- 30 Jan 2013
- Last updated
- 17 Apr 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Hind JA, Nicosia MA, Roecker EB, Carnes ML, Robbins J. Comparison of effortful and noneffortful swallows in healthy middle-aged and older adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Dec;82(12):1661-5. doi: 10.1053/apmr.2001.28006.
PubMed 11733879Huang HY, Wilkie DJ, Schubert MM, Ting LL. Symptom profile of nasopharyngeal cancer patients during radiation therapy. Cancer Pract. 2000 Nov-Dec;8(6):274-81. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.2000.86007.x.
PubMed 11898144Hughes PJ, Scott PM, Kew J, Cheung DM, Leung SF, Ahuja AT, van Hasselt CA. Dysphagia in treated nasopharyngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2000 Jul;22(4):393-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0347(200007)22:43.0.co;2-2.
PubMed 10862024Kotz T, Federman AD, Kao J, Milman L, Packer S, Lopez-Prieto C, Forsythe K, Genden EM. Prophylactic swallowing exercises in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiation: a randomized trial. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Apr;138(4):376-82. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2012.187.
PubMed 22508621Ku PK, Yuen EH, Cheung DM, Chan BY, Ahuja A, Leung SF, Tong MC, van Hasselt A. Early swallowing problems in a cohort of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Symptomatology and videofluoroscopic findings. Laryngoscope. 2007 Jan;117(1):142-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000248738.55387.44.
PubMed 17202944Kulbersh BD, Rosenthal EL, McGrew BM, Duncan RD, McColloch NL, Carroll WR, Magnuson JS. Pretreatment, preoperative swallowing exercises may improve dysphagia quality of life. Laryngoscope. 2006 Jun;116(6):883-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000217278.96901.fc.
PubMed 16735913Lam PM, Lai CK. The validation of the Chinese version of the Swallow Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Dysphagia. 2011 Jun;26(2):117-24. doi: 10.1007/s00455-010-9272-6. Epub 2010 Mar 4.
PubMed 20204414Lazarus C, Logemann JA, Song CW, Rademaker AW, Kahrilas PJ. Effects of voluntary maneuvers on tongue base function for swallowing. Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2002 Jul-Aug;54(4):171-6. doi: 10.1159/000063192.
PubMed 12169803Logemann JA. Role of the modified barium swallow in management of patients with dysphagia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Mar;116(3):335-8. doi: 10.1016/S0194-59989770269-9.
PubMed 9121786Shaker R, Easterling C, Kern M, Nitschke T, Massey B, Daniels S, Grande B, Kazandjian M, Dikeman K. Rehabilitation of swallowing by exercise in tube-fed patients with pharyngeal dysphagia secondary to abnormal UES opening. Gastroenterology. 2002 May;122(5):1314-21. doi: 10.1053/gast.2002.32999.
PubMed 11984518Tang Y, Shen Q, Wang Y, Lu K, Wang Y, Peng Y. A randomized prospective study of rehabilitation therapy in the treatment of radiation-induced dysphagia and trismus. Strahlenther Onkol. 2011 Jan;187(1):39-44. doi: 10.1007/s00066-010-2151-0. Epub 2010 Dec 10.
PubMed 21136031van der Molen L, van Rossum MA, Burkhead LM, Smeele LE, Rasch CR, Hilgers FJ. A randomized preventive rehabilitation trial in advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy: feasibility, compliance, and short-term effects. Dysphagia. 2011 Jun;26(2):155-70. doi: 10.1007/s00455-010-9288-y. Epub 2010 Jul 11.
PubMed 20623305Wang TG, Chang YC, Chen WS, Lin PH, Hsiao TY. Reduction in hyoid bone forward movement in irradiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with dysphagia. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010 Jun;91(6):926-31. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.02.011.
PubMed 20510985Wu CH, Hsiao TY, Ko JY, Hsu MM. Dysphagia after radiotherapy: endoscopic examination of swallowing in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2000 Mar;109(3):320-5. doi: 10.1177/000348940010900315.
PubMed 10737318
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Apr 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Swallowing Exercises for Patients With Nasopharyngeal Cancer After Radiation Therapy
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01937793
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 201211062RIB
- Conditions
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Dysphagia
- Keywords
- radiation, speech-language pathology
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 16 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Jan 2013
- Primary completion
- Dec 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Dec 2013 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 Sep 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study is designed to investigate the treatment efficacy of 8 weeks swallowing exercise programs for patients with NPC after radiation therapy. This study also compares two different swallowing exercise: effortful swallow and Mendelsohn's maneuver, to see which one can bring more benefits to patients after a certain period of exercise training. Three assessment tools are selected to evaluate the study result: Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability (MASA), videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS), and Chinese version Swallowing Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (CSWAL-QOL). The hypothesis of this study is that the effortful swallowing exercise would have better treatment efficacy.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| effortful swallowing exercise | Active comparator | Other: effortful swallowing exerciseSubjects in the arm are asked to do the effortful swallowing exercise at home for 8 weeks. The training frequency is to exercise 3-4 days/week, 3 times/day, 10 repetitions per time. Besides the at home exercise, each subject is scheduled to meet the investigator at the hospital at weekly basis to discuss and review his/her exercise practice. |
| Mendelsohn swallowing exercise | Active comparator | Other: Mendelsohn swallowing exerciseSubjects in the arm are asked to do the Mendelsohn swallowing exercise at home for 8 weeks. The training frequency is to exercise 3-4 days/week, 3 times/day, 10 repetitions per time. Besides the at home exercise, each subject is scheduled to meet the investigator at the hospital at weekly basis to discuss and review his/her exercise practice. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- patients diagnosed with NPC
- completed radiation therapy at least 1 year
- mild to moderate swallowing disorder defined by videofluorography
- able to comply with protocal mandate, willing to perform the exercise programs, and ability to attend the weekly sessions
Key exclusion criteria (7 listed)
- feeding tube insitu
- received pharyngeal surgery
- tracheostomy tube insitu
- patients who could not put effort to push posterior tongue base backward and who could not elevate their pharyngeal during swallowing
- severe swallowing disorder or aspirate defined by videofluorography
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| effortful swallowing exercisevoluntarily increases the posterior tongue base pushing effort while swallowing | Other | effortful swallowing exercise |
| Mendelsohn swallowing exercisevoluntarily increase the extent and duration of laryngeal elevation while swallowing | Other | Mendelsohn swallowing exercise |
Primary outcome
Change from Baseline in videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS)
Time frame: Change from Baseline in VFSS at 8 weeks
Videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) measures the bolus transit time including: 1.oral transit time; 2. pharyngeal transit time; and 3. pharyngeal delay time. It also reveals the occurrence of swallowing aspiration or not.
1 secondary outcome
Change from Baseline in Chinese version of the Swallow Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (CSWAL-QOL)
Time frame: Change from Baseline in CSWAL-QOL at 8 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Apr 2014.
- Background: PubMed 11733879Hind JA, Nicosia MA, Roecker EB, Carnes ML, Robbins J. Comparison of effortful and noneffortful swallows in healthy middle-aged and older adults. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Dec;82(12):1661-5. doi: 10.1053/apmr.2001.28006.
- Background: PubMed 11898144Huang HY, Wilkie DJ, Schubert MM, Ting LL. Symptom profile of nasopharyngeal cancer patients during radiation therapy. Cancer Pract. 2000 Nov-Dec;8(6):274-81. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.2000.86007.x.
- Background: PubMed 10862024Hughes PJ, Scott PM, Kew J, Cheung DM, Leung SF, Ahuja AT, van Hasselt CA. Dysphagia in treated nasopharyngeal cancer. Head Neck. 2000 Jul;22(4):393-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0347(200007)22:43.0.co;2-2.
- Background: PubMed 22508621Kotz T, Federman AD, Kao J, Milman L, Packer S, Lopez-Prieto C, Forsythe K, Genden EM. Prophylactic swallowing exercises in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiation: a randomized trial. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Apr;138(4):376-82. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2012.187.
- Background: PubMed 17202944Ku PK, Yuen EH, Cheung DM, Chan BY, Ahuja A, Leung SF, Tong MC, van Hasselt A. Early swallowing problems in a cohort of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Symptomatology and videofluoroscopic findings. Laryngoscope. 2007 Jan;117(1):142-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000248738.55387.44.
- Background: PubMed 16735913Kulbersh BD, Rosenthal EL, McGrew BM, Duncan RD, McColloch NL, Carroll WR, Magnuson JS. Pretreatment, preoperative swallowing exercises may improve dysphagia quality of life. Laryngoscope. 2006 Jun;116(6):883-6. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000217278.96901.fc.
- Background: PubMed 20204414Lam PM, Lai CK. The validation of the Chinese version of the Swallow Quality-of-Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Dysphagia. 2011 Jun;26(2):117-24. doi: 10.1007/s00455-010-9272-6. Epub 2010 Mar 4.
- Background: PubMed 12169803Lazarus C, Logemann JA, Song CW, Rademaker AW, Kahrilas PJ. Effects of voluntary maneuvers on tongue base function for swallowing. Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2002 Jul-Aug;54(4):171-6. doi: 10.1159/000063192.
- Background: PubMed 9121786Logemann JA. Role of the modified barium swallow in management of patients with dysphagia. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Mar;116(3):335-8. doi: 10.1016/S0194-59989770269-9.
- Background: PubMed 11984518Shaker R, Easterling C, Kern M, Nitschke T, Massey B, Daniels S, Grande B, Kazandjian M, Dikeman K. Rehabilitation of swallowing by exercise in tube-fed patients with pharyngeal dysphagia secondary to abnormal UES opening. Gastroenterology. 2002 May;122(5):1314-21. doi: 10.1053/gast.2002.32999.
- Background: PubMed 21136031Tang Y, Shen Q, Wang Y, Lu K, Wang Y, Peng Y. A randomized prospective study of rehabilitation therapy in the treatment of radiation-induced dysphagia and trismus. Strahlenther Onkol. 2011 Jan;187(1):39-44. doi: 10.1007/s00066-010-2151-0. Epub 2010 Dec 10.
- Background: PubMed 20623305van der Molen L, van Rossum MA, Burkhead LM, Smeele LE, Rasch CR, Hilgers FJ. A randomized preventive rehabilitation trial in advanced head and neck cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy: feasibility, compliance, and short-term effects. Dysphagia. 2011 Jun;26(2):155-70. doi: 10.1007/s00455-010-9288-y. Epub 2010 Jul 11.
- American Speech-Language-Hearing AssociationLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jenq-Yuh Ko, M.D., Ph.D. principal investigator
National Taiwan University Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing effortful swallowing exercise and Mendelsohn swallowing exercise in people with Nasopharyngeal Cancer and Dysphagia, run by National Taiwan University Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Apr 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from Baseline in videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) (time frame: Change from Baseline in VFSS at 8 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01937793, which also lists 14 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Apr 2014.