Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial: prophylactic swallowing exercises in head-and-neck cancer patients treated with (chemo) radiotherapy (PRESTO trial)

M Baudelet, L Van den Steen, F Duprez, M De Bodt… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Background Dysphagia is a common and serious complication after (chemo) radiotherapy
(CRT) for head-and-neck cancer (HNC) patients. Prophylactic swallowing exercises (PSE) …

Increasing adherence to prophylactic swallowing exercises during head and neck radiotherapy: the multicenter, randomized controlled PRESTO-trial

M Baudelet, F Duprez, L Van den Steen, S Nuyts… - Dysphagia, 2023 - Springer
Background Prophylactic swallowing exercises (PSE) during radiotherapy can significantly
reduce dysphagia after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer (HNC). However, its positive …

Prophylactic swallowing therapy during head-and-neck cancer radiotherapy: effect of service-delivery mode and overall adherence level on swallowing function and …

M Baudelet, L Van den Steen, F Duprez, A Goeleven… - Dysphagia, 2024 - Springer
Prophylactic swallowing exercises (PSE) during head-and-neck cancer (HNC)(chemo)
radiotherapy (CRT) have a positive effect on swallowing function and muscle strength …

Effects of prophylactic swallowing exercises on dysphagia and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer receiving (chemo) radiotherapy: the Redyor study …

A Guillen-Sola, NB Soler, E Marco, O Pera-Cegarra… - Trials, 2019 - Springer
Background Radiation-induced dysphagia is common in patients with head and neck cancer
(HNC). Available evidence suggests that exercise therapy prior to oncological treatment …

Adherence to preventive swallowing exercises for head and neck cancer patients undergoing (chemo) radiotherapy treatment

SF Hajdú, MB Christensen, MØ Kristensen… - Acta …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: In recent years, preventive swallowing exercises have been investigated as a
means to limit dysphagia in head and neck cancer patients. However, adherence to exercise …

Prophylactic swallowing exercises in head and neck cancer radiotherapy

HR Mortensen, K Jensen, K Aksglæde, K Lambertsen… - Dysphagia, 2015 - Springer
Many head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors experience reduced quality of life due to
radiotherapy (RT)-related dysphagia. The aim of this prospective randomized trial was to …

Development and feasibility of a Swallowing intervention Package (SiP) for patients receiving radiotherapy treatment for head and neck cancer—the SiP study …

M Wells, E King, K Toft, F MacAulay, J Patterson… - Pilot and feasibility …, 2016 - Springer
Background Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, and
the functional, psychological and social consequences of HNC cancer and its treatment can …

The PRO-ACTIVE trial protocol: a randomized study comparing the effectiveness of PROphylACTic swallow InterVEntion for patients receiving radiotherapy for head …

R Martino, MI Fitch, CD Fuller, A Hope, G Krisciunas… - BMC cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background Swallowing therapy is commonly provided as a treatment to lessen the risk or
severity of dysphagia secondary to radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer (HNC); …

The impact of dysphagia prehabilitation on swallowing outcomes post‐chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: a systematic review

R Brady, L McSharry, S Lawson… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction This study aimed to summarise research findings on dysphagia prehabilitation
initiated before chemoradiation therapy (C) RT in head and neck cancer (HNC) including its …

[HTML][HTML] Improving compliance with swallowing exercise to decrease radiotherapy-related dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer

J Zhu, X Wang, S Chen, R Du, H Zhang… - Asia-Pacific journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Dysphagia, one of the most common complications in head and neck cancer
(HNC) treated with radiotherapy, can severely affect patients' quality of life. Currently …