Pre-habilitation of Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

240

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 11, 2015

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2019

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2019

Conditions
Head and Neck Cancer
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Swallowing therapy & resistance training

"i) Individual instructions in swallowing and mouth opening exercises 3 days per week by occupational therapist throughout radiotherapy, ii) Progressive resistance training twice weekly by physiotherapist, either individually or group based, throughout radiotherapy, iii) Daily home-based swallowing and mouth opening exercises from beginning of treatment until 2 months after end-of-treatment.~iv) Weekly follow-up phone contacts with occupational therapists from end-of-treatment and 2 months onwards."

Trial Locations (2)

2100

Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen

4700

Næstved Sygehus, Næstved

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Danish Cancer Society

OTHER

collaborator

Danish Association of Occupational Therapist

OTHER

collaborator

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

OTHER

collaborator

Danish Cancer Research Foundation

OTHER

lead

Irene Wessel

OTHER