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A study to help people with swallowing after treatment for head and neck cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Head and neck cancers, Laryngeal cancer, Mouth and oropharyngeal cancer, Nasal and paranasal sinus cancer , Nasopharyngeal cancer, Pharyngeal cancer, Salivary gland cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Other

Details

Most people have difficulty swallowing after surgery or radiotherapy to treat a head and neck cancer. This can be a long term problem.

Part 1 of this study was open for people to join between October 2014 and January 2015. Part 2 of this study was open for people to join between April and December 2016. The results were published in 2017.

Recruitment start: 5 April 2016

Recruitment end: 7 December 2016

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Professor Stuart Taylor

Supported by

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

University College London (UCL)

NIHR Fellowships Programme

Last reviewed: 18 Feb 2020

CRUK internal database number: 12562

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