2023
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-023-08183-7
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A randomized controlled study evaluating the head-lift exercise in head and neck cancer patients with radiation-induced dysphagia: effect on swallowing function and health-related quality of life over 12 months

Abstract: Purpose Dysphagia is common after radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) and can affect health-related quality of life (HRQL). This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effect of the head-lift exercise (HLE) over 12 months in HNC patients with radiation-induced dysphagia. Methods Sixty-one patients with dysphagia were randomized to intervention group (n = 30) and control group (n = 31) at 6–36 months after completion of radiotherapy for H… Show more

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