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Feasibility of Cough Skill Training in Individuals With Head and Neck Cancer

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - anyAllBoston University Charles River Campus
NCT07756684 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This preliminary study will examine the feasibility of a cough skill training treatment approach to rehabilitate voluntary cough function in people with head and neck cancer. Cough skill training focuses on practicing cough as a compensatory strategy for when food or liquid enters the airway. Primary outcomes will be feasibility and immediate treatment effects. The investigators hypothesize that the treatment will be feasible and will result in improvements to voluntary cough peak expiratory flow rate.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Prior diagnosis of head and neck cancer at least 6 months post-diagnosis * Completed treatment for head and neck cancer, including surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy * Medically stable and able to follow commands and produce a voluntary cough * English speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent assessed by a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of \<20 * Unable to follow study instructions * Unable to produce a voluntary cough * History of neurologic disease * Recent laryngeal surgery or vocal fold injury * Active respiratory infection or febrile illness within the past 14 days * Chronic, severe, or unstable respiratory disease * Asthma or bronchitis * Smoking within the past five years * Uncontrolled hypertension * Recent myocardial infarction, unstable angina, stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure within the past 6 months * Significant uncontrolled arrhythmia
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What it tests

  • Handheld cough device
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Where

1 site
Airway Protection Research Lab at Boston University
Boston, United States
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