The effects of Phoniatric PREhabilitation in Head and Neck Cancer patients on Aspiration and Preservation of Swallowing (PREHAPS): study protocol of a monocentric prospective randomized interventional outcome-blinded trial

Abstract Background Dysphagia, with its negative impact on life expectancy and quality of life, is a major side effect of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In a typical Head and Neck Cancer Center, more than half of patients are affected. Improving treatment, and ideally prevention resp...

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Published in:Trials
Main Authors: Julian Kuenzel, Stephan Duerr, Sarah Vester, Florian Zeman, Gunnar Huppertz, Michael Koller, Gerda Pfleger, Annika Woertgen, Hazem Salloum, Monika Klinkhammer-Schalke, Tobias Pukrop, Peter Kummer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-03-01
Subjects:
Prehabilitation
Head and neck cancer
Swallowing
Dysphagia
Aspiration
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08010-2

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