Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Mouth-opening Training on the Maximum Interincisal Opening
Lead Sponsor:
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Yuan's General Hospital
Conditions:
Oral Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
PURPOSE:The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of mouth-opening training with follow-up telephone calls for reducing postoperative trismus in patients with oral cancer. METHODS:The st...
Detailed Description
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of mouth-opening exercise training with follow-up telephone calls for preventing postoperative trismus in patients with oral cancer. The specific...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- aged 18 years or older
- diagnosed with oral cancer
- scheduled for a primary curative oral cancer surgery
- able to communicate in Mandarin or Taiwanese
- obtained medical clearance from the patient's attending physician to participate in the study
Exclusion
- diagnosed with lip or tongue cancers which were less relevant to trismus
- had central incisors extracted during the surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 18 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 31 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03875118
Start Date
June 18 2012
End Date
March 31 2014
Last Update
April 27 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Yuan's General Hospital
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 802