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Filter by:Patients with head and neck cancer post-radiotherapy may improve their perceived and amount of saliva after a 3-month Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy focuses on three main salivary glands (parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands).
To evaluate the intervention effect of triple pre-rehabilitation on head and neck cancer patients with radiotherapy, and process evaluation to further optimize the intervention program. The pre-rehabilitation intervention was develped previously based on the process of evidence-based-nursing, including interventions of nurtrtion, exercise, and psychology.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the clinical efficacy of San-Zhong-Kui-Jian-Tang (SZKJT), a formula of Chinese medicine in head and neck cancer patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) treatments. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Can SZKJT improve the completion rate of CCRT? - Can SZKJT reduce the adverse effects of CCRT? - How SZKJT affect the quality of life in the patients receiving CCRT - How about the safety of using SZKJT in the patients receiving CCRT Participants will be asked to: - take SZKJT for 9 weeks during the whole CCRT course - take questionnaires of quality of life
It is estimated that there will be 670,000 new cases of cancer worldwide in 2020-2022 and it is known that the most commonly instituted treatments in cancer are chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. However, these treatments have undesirable side effects, such as Radiodermatitis after Radiotherapy (RD). In fact, the prevalence of possible side effects after radiotherapy is estimated to be 80 to 90%. Radiotherapy complications are associated with a negative impact on patients' quality of life and few supportive measures are available for such complications. Thus, the management of these side effects has been studied in the literature until the present day. On the other hand, Photobiomodulation (PBM) has an important role in wound repair and tissue regeneration, as it influences the different phases of lesion resolution, including the inflammatory phase, the proliferative phase and the remodeling phase. Thus, the aim of this study is to report a case series of Head and Neck Cancer Patients diagnosed with radiotherapy-induced acute radiodermatitis treated with PBM and/or PDT. This is a case series report and the study data will be extracted from the medical records of four head and neck cancer patients with grade 2 to 4 followed up from 2021 at the Laser Therapy Outpatient Clinic in a Universitarian Hospital. The outcomes are the size of the lesion, the presence of pain assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the RTOG Scale (Radiation Therapy Oncology Group Scale) to assess the degree of Radiodermatitis before and after PBM/PDT therapy. Data with positive or negative results will be reported.
To explore a more efficient and scientific clinical treatment plan for acute radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis(RIOM/RTOM).it is hoped that the drug combination can more effectively improve the cure rate of acute RIOM,reduce the degree of oral mucosal injury and utilization rate of analgesic drugs,and reduce the occurrence of severe acute RIOM. Almost all patients with head and neck will have RIOM because of receiving radiation therapy.Studies have shown that the incidence of severe acute RIOM accounted for about 34% to 56%.There is no specific drug when acute RIOM is often accompanied by varying degrees of pain and infection in the mouth.Severe RIOM seriously affects ingestion through the mouth and doesn't conducive to the treatment and prognosis of tumor diseases. To further explore the efficiency and advantages of the combined application of Jeksung and anti-radiation spray in the treatment of acute RIOM at all levels,and provide more data support for relevant clinical treatment.Explore whether the Jeksung with combination of anti-radiation spray can effectively delay the occurrence of acute RIOM and delay the course of the disease.It will be expected to improve the quality of life of cancer patients ,reduce the occurrence of adverse events due during radiotherapy.
Cancer patients are at high risk for undernutrition. A study with head and neck cancer patients showed that 50% suffered from undernutrition (Prevost et al., 2014). Sensory alterations may also involve sensory changes from the physiological structures of the mouth or neural pathways and hedonic changes, i.e., although food may taste the same as usual, that taste is no longer judged as pleasant. These changes lead to an aversion to food and a decrease in the pleasure of eating (Bernhardson et al., 2009). Despite the large number of published studies on taste and smell alterations in diverse cancer populations, few have examined other dimensions of oral sensory alterations. Studies focusing on somesthesia have mostly been conducted in the area of oral physiology or stomatology in relation to oral pain and rehabilitation (Howes, Wongsriruksa, Laughlin, Witchel, & Miodownik, 2014). Regarding food perception, somesthesia provides information about both texture, temperature, and trigeminal sensations. These sensations are detected by mechanical, thermal, nociceptive receptors present throughout the oral epithelium (Simons & Carstens, 2008). In addition to taste and smell, food perception is influenced by oral somatosensation and studies have demonstrated an interrelated relationship between these oral sensations (Spence, Piqueras-Fiszman 2016). Therefore, ther might have a correlation between oral somatosensation and food preferences, subsequently influencing eating behavior and food consumption. A standard method, using a so-called Von Frey Hair monofilament, to assess tactile sensation was developed by Etter et al. (Etter, N. M et al.,. J. Vis. Exp. 2020) but has so far been only minimally used in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) cancer (Bearelly, Wang, & Cheung, 2017; Bodin, Jäghagen, & Isberg, 2004; Elfring, Boliek, Seikaly, Harris, & Rieger, 2012). The aim of the study is to determine the variability and role of somatosensory perception (texture, pungency transmitted through the trigeminal system, and temperature) on food preferences in cancer patients compared to healthy volunteers.
Background: This study aimed to the postoperative patients with newly diagnosed head and neck Cancer. The nurse-led counselling and after intervention improved shoulder pain, Shoulder Disability, and Quality of Life., before 2 weeks radical neck dissection and at postoperative 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. Methods：Participants were identified for eligibility from the otorhinolaryngology outpatient department of a medical center in eastern Taiwan. The data of 40 patients were collected between Aug 1, 2017, and Jul 31, 2018. 40 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental (n = 20) and a control group (n = 20). The experimental group received the nurse counselling and after intervention exercise intervention , and the control group received usual care. Study tools used were the shoulder pain and disability indices, University of Washington Quality of Life Questionnaire.
The European Commission's current political guidelines demonstrate into a joint plan aimed at improving and controlling cancer disease. Head and neck cancer (HNC) are the sixth most common cancer worldwide. The surgery is one of the most effective treatments, however it significantly compromises the self-care and functional capacity of the patients, so the intervention the Rehabilitation Nurse (RN) is essential. Objective: Compare the degree of dependence in discharge from patients undergoing HNC surgery with RN intervention versus general nursing care (not RN intervention). The specific objective is to analyze the role of confounders in the effect of the RN intervention on the patient dependence. Seventy-nine patients with RN intervention who undergoing a different type of surgery (1-Neck dissection, 2-Total laryngectomy with neck dissection, 3-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection and tracheotomy, 4-Pelviglossomandibulectomy with neck dissection, pectorals major flap and tracheotomy) and all patients who undergoing the same type of surgery without RN intervention (n=72).
PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to investigate the efficacy of mouth-opening training with follow-up on 1st、3rd、6th months for reducing postoperative trismus in patients with oral cancer. METHODS: The study is a quasi-experimental design using repeated measures. 44 patients admitted at a general hospital in Taiwan for oral cancer surgery were recruited to the control group first then 38 patients were recruited to the intervention group. All subjects were instructed to practice mouth-opening exercises three times a day every day for three months and two telephone calls fellow up. Subjects in the intervention group received mouth-opening exercise adherence. Data on maximum interincisal opening and mandibular function impairment were collected before surgery, at one month, three months, and six months after radiotherapy, using the TheraBite Range-of-Motion scale and Mandibular Function Impairment Questionnaire, Restriction of Mouth Opening Questionnaire, and Difficulty of Food Intake.
Cancer is a disease caused by uncontrolled cells growth, and its incidence is increasing worldwide. One of the most common cancer is head and neck cancer (HNC), which has low survival rate. Malnutrition occurrence in HNC lower immune system and as result, decreased survival rate was found. Risk factors including tumor histopathology, nutritional status, immune system, and environment have various effects on life expectancy. Head and neck cancer treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery are not without complications. Xerostomia, stomatitis, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, dysgeusia, ageusia, also pain are commonly found during the HNC treatment procedure, and takes part in further undernutrition findings in HNC patients. Adequate nutrition management has favorable impact in managing HNC patients' malnutrition related problems. Not only energy intake, but also macronutrients and micronutrients intake have been proved be beneficial in the outcomes of HNC patients. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) and zinc are namely two nutrients that have been hypothesized to be beneficent. Branched-chain amino acids are found to increase muscle mass, amino acid pools, and immune system, which resulted in preventing malnutrition and cachexia, also increasing total lymphocyte count in cancer patients. Zinc plays role in immune system, antioxidant process, and taste bud functions. Zinc supplementation is correlated to give a better outcome in taste perception and stomatitis in HNC patients who undergo radiotherapy. This study aims to finds the correlation between BCAA intake with muscle mass and lymphocyte count in HNC patients who haven't undergone chemoradiotherapy, zinc correlation with gustatory in HNC patients who haven't undergone chemoradiotherapy, zinc correlation with stomatitis in HNC patients who is having radiotherapy treatment, and energy and protein intake with body weight in HNC patients after underwent radiotherapy.