Status:
COMPLETED
Functional Electrical Stimulation in Irradiated Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC)
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Dysphagia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether functional electrical stimulation is effective in the treatment of dysphagia due to nasopharyngeal cancer post radiotherapy
Detailed Description
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients usually underwent radiotherapy (RT) or chemoradiotherapy(CRT). There were some complications caused by RT, like dysphagia. In recent studies, functional electr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- Post radiation therapy
- Mild to severe dysphagia
- Never underwent swallowing therapy
Exclusion
- Recurrent cancer
- Neurological or degenerate disease
- Total or partial laryngectomy
- Epilepsy
- With cardiac pacemaker
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00815087
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
October 1 2013
Last Update
March 26 2014
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