Randomised feasibility study to compare the use of Therabite® with wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients with cancer of the head and neck

Randomised feasibility study to compare the use of Therabite® with wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients with cancer of the head and neck

Our aim was to compare the efficacy of the Therabite® jaw motion rehabilitation system (Atos Medical) with that of wooden spatulas to relieve and prevent trismus in patients who have had radiotherapy for stage three and four oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Secondary aims were to assess the feasibilit...

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Main Authors: Caress, A.L (Author), Edwards, R.T (Author), Keeley, P. (Author), Lee, R. (Author), Lunt, C. (Author), Molassiotis, A. (Author), Rogers, S.N (Author), Ryder, D. (Author), Sanghera, P. (Author), Scott, B. (Author), Slevin, N. (Author), Yeo, S.T (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Churchill Livingstone 2018
Subjects:
adult
antineoplastic agent
Article
cancer radiotherapy
chemoradiotherapy
Chemoradiotherapy
clinical article
comparative study
complication
controlled study
cost benefit analysis
Cost-Benefit Analysis
economics
exercise
Exercise Therapy
Exercises
Feasibility
Feasibility Studies
feasibility study
female
Head and Neck cancer
Head and Neck Neoplasms
head and neck tumor
health care utilization
health economics
Health economics
human
Humans
intensity modulated radiation therapy
interview
Interviews as Topic
kinesiotherapy
male
mouth
mouth cancer
Mouth Neoplasms
mouth protector
Mouth Protectors
mouth tumor
multicenter study
open study
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
oropharynx cancer
oropharynx tumor
quality of life
Quality of Life
Randomised trial
randomized controlled trial
semi structured interview
trismus
Trismus
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