Effects of Far Infrared Rays and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Short Term Prognosis of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Curative Treatment

Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Head and Neck Cancer (H&N)

Treatments: Device: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS); Device: Far-Infrared Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07334938

IRB113-052-A

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether far-infrared therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) can improve postoperative side effects in patients with head and neck cancer. The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Can far-infrared therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduce pain and improve neck range of motion?

Can far-infrared therapy and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduce inflammation?

Researchers will compare three groups:

Group A: control group; Group B: transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Group C: far-infrared therapy combined with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, to evaluate differences in pain, neck range of motion, and inflammation.

Participants will receive the assigned intervention in the morning and evening for five consecutive days. Outcome measurements will be conducted on the first and fifth days.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 30 to 85 years with a confirmed diagnosis of head and neck cancer.
2. Patients scheduled to undergo surgical resection.
3. Patients who are conscious, able to communicate verbally or in writing, and willing to complete questionnaires and comply with all study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of open wounds or skin lesions at the sites where transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation electrodes would be applied.
2. Contraindications to transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation, including a history of epilepsy, brain tumors, arteriovenous malformations, or implanted cardiac pacemakers or defibrillators, to avoid potential adverse effects of electrical stimulation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

routine care

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

TENS Combined With Far-Infrared Therapy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: Far-Infrared Therapy

Device: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)