Physiotherapy for Radiation-induced Trismus
Trismus, Radiation-induced Fibrosis
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Trismus focused on measuring head and neck neoplasms, radiotherapy, physical therapy, trismus
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- signature of the Informed Consent Form;
- both male and female individuals, aged 18 or over;
- patients with a diagnosis of anatomopathological mouth and/or pharyngeal cancer;
- patients who have undergone radiotherapy only, or radiotherapy combined with surgery and/or chemotherapy;
- patients who have one or more muscles of mastication in the radiation field, and;
- patients who have scored more than 60% in the Karnofsky Performance Status.
Exclusion Criteria:
- those with facial paralysis, trigeminal neuralgia and/or herpes zoster;
- patients undergoing brachytherapy;
- patients undergoing physiotherapy intervention.
Sites / Locations
- Hospital Santa Rita - Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
No Intervention
Device Hyperboloid
Device Therabite
Control
5 min of bilateral mastication alternated with the device hyperboloid The exercises should begin one day before the onset of Radiotherapy (RT) and kept until the end of RT. Repeated 4x a day (after breakfast, lunch, dinner and before going to bed).
10 repetitions holding the device Therabite for 30 seconds 5 min of bilateral mastication alternated with the device hyperboloid The exercises should begin one day before the onset of Radiotherapy and kept until the end of RT. Repeated 4x a day (after breakfast, lunch, dinner and before going to bed).
The control group (GEC) will not receive any of the protocols tested in the study, but together with the other groups, will receive the regular treatment offered by the institution, which is made up of guidance and advice given by the hospital´s nursing team about the radiotherapy treatment. Currently, patients do not receive any information as far as trismus is concerned.