Manual Therapy and Use of the Dynasplint for Trismus in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

10

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 4, 2018

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2019

Study Completion Date

July 15, 2020

Conditions
Neoplasms, Head and NeckTrismus
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Physical therapy and dynasplint

Participants will receive a session of 30-45 minutes of manual therapy two times per week, for eight weeks. All participants will be instructed how to use the Dynasplint® Trismus System at home. Participants will start the use of the DTS for 10-30 minutes three times per day, every day. If the exercises are well tolerated, time will be progressively increased to 30 minutes and then intensity (force) will be increased.

Trial Locations (2)

T6G 2G4

University of Alberta/ Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton

University of Alberta, Edmonton

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Cross Cancer Institute

OTHER

lead

University of Alberta

OTHER

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