Lingual strength training after tongue cancer surgery
Part of Cancer, Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This study tests if using a device to exercise your tongue after partial tongue removal helps you recover tongue strength and function better than standard care. It is for people having their first surgery for oral tongue cancer.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled to have surgery for a new tongue cancer (not a recurrence).
- The type of surgery planned is a partial or hemi-glossectomy (removing part of the tongue, but not all).
- You have not had radiation therapy to the mouth, head, or neck in the past.
- You do not need a feeding tube before surgery.
- You are not having surgery that also removes part of the jawbone.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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