EMST in Patients Undergoing CRT for HNCA

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is a randomized trial examining the impact of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST) on maintenance of safe and efficient oropharyngeal swallow function in persons with cancer of the head and neck (HNCA) undergoing treatment with radiation therapy or chemoradiotherapy (RT/CRT).

Clinical Trial Description

Thirty (30) persons with newly-diagnosed HNCA who will be treated with RT/CRT will be randomized to an 8-week program of either Active Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST) + Standard Care or Sham EMST + Standard Care in order to examine the impact of EMST on swallowing function. The training program will consist of 5 sets of 5 breaths, 5 days per week for 8 weeks, coincident with RT/CRT. Patients randomized to the Active EMST group will use the EMST150 (product name) expiratory muscle strength trainer according to package instructions. Those randomized to the Sham EMST group will use an EMST150 device that has been modified to eliminate resistance to airflow. All subjects will be evaluated prior to initiation of cancer treatment (baseline assessment), 4 weeks into cancer treatment and again at the completion of cancer treatment (8 weeks after initiation of treatment). Assessment will include measurement of maximum expiratory pressure (MEP), a videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) to objectively document swallow function, and administration of swallow-related quality of life (QOL) questionnaires. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03916809
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Contact	Barbara Pauloski, Ph.D.
Phone	4142296719
Email	pauloski@uwm.edu
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	July 12, 2017
Completion date	August 1, 2024

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