Detecting the Changes of Swallowing Function in Oral Cancer Patients

National Taiwan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Swallowing Function

Treatments: Procedure: mandibular-lip split group; Procedure: pull through group

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04862637

202101035RIND

Details and patient eligibility

About

The evidence of swallowing changes in oral cancer patients is still limited. This study aimed to investigated the swallowing changes in these patients by using the videofluoroscopy (VFSS) and high resolution impedance manometry (HRIM).

Full description

Objective: to investigated the swallowing changes in oral cancer patients by using the videofluoroscopy (VFSS) and high resolution impedance manometry (HRIM).

Methods: 1. patients are fulfilled tongue cancer diagnosis; 2.they will undergo VFSS and HRIM examinations before or after surgery if they experience discomfort while swallowing.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients elective received oral cancer surgery

Exclusion criteria

• 1. patients had major underlying disease, ex: heart, brain, lung, liver disease
• 2. coagulopathy
• 3.pregnancy
• 4. the patients could not have good compliance

Trial design

48 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

pull through group

Experimental group

Description:

the patients receiving the pull though method during the tongue cancer surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: pull through group

mandibular-lip split group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

the patients receiving the traditional mandibular lip split method during the tongue cancer surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: mandibular-lip split group