A Pilot Study of ALTENS in Improving Dysphagia Induced by IMRT for Head and Neck Cancers
2012年10月1日 更新者：Raimond Wong、McMaster University
Effectiveness of Acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (ALTENS) in Improving Dysphagia and Associated Symptoms of Chemotherapy and/or Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Head and Neck Cancers: A Pilot Study
Study hypothesis: ALTENS techniques, administered within the first 3 months after radiation completion, can improve radiation-induced dysphagia and associated symptoms in head and neck cancer patients. This beneficial effect is mediated by the reduction of chronic inflammatory response of swallowing musculature to radiation, consequently a reduction in muscle fibrosis.
Primary study objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of ALTENS in relieving radiation-induced dysphagia. Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10) scores will be used for this primary study endpoint.
研究概览
详细说明
Difficulty in swallowing is a concerning symptom after radiation treatment for some types of head and neck cancers.
Swallowing becomes difficult when radiation damage induces inflammation (with swelling and pain) in the inner covering tissues of the throat and muscles that involve in the swallowing process.
Currently, supportive measures are used to manage this symptom while waiting for the tissue damages to heal.
In some patients, the inflamed muscles develop scar tissues causing long-term swallowing difficulty and narrowing of the swallowing passage.
Needle acupuncture may help to reduce tissue inflammation and may lessen the severity of swallowing difficulty.
However, needle puncture is often not desired by patients.
Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (ALTENS) is like acupuncture treatment, but the acupuncture points are stimulated with mild electrical stimulation without needles, simplifying treatment delivery.
This study is to examine if a pre-selected set of acupuncture points treated using ALTENS can reduce swallowing difficulty.
There will be a total of 12 treatments given over 6 to 8 weeks.
Changes in severity of swallowing difficult after treatment will be assessed using 2 subjective assessment tools.
研究类型
介入性
注册 (预期的)
35
阶段
- 阶段2
- 阶段1
联系人和位置
本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息，以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。
学习地点
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Ontario
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Hamilton、Ontario、加拿大、L8V5C2
- Juravinski Cancer Centre
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参与标准
研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人，称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。
资格标准
适合学习的年龄
18年 及以上 (成人、年长者)
接受健康志愿者
不
有资格学习的性别
全部
描述
Inclusion Criteria:This study will recruit patients with head and neck cancers treated with radiation+/- chemotherapy and who meet the following criteria (EAT-10 assessment will be used for screening):
Inclusion Criteria
- present with dysphagia symptoms
- with no evidence of residue cancer
- are within 3 months (but past 1 month) after treatment completion
- show positive dysphagia (EAT-10 score of > 3) and/ or aspiration on barium swallow study
- are over 18 years old
- are able to read and write fluent English
- can give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- have unstable heart disease
- have infectious disease transmissible by blood or body fluid, including hepatitis and HIV
- have skin disease at site of study acupuncture points that prevents the application of electrodes
学习计划
本节提供研究计划的详细信息，包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。
研究是如何设计的？
设计细节
- 主要用途：支持治疗
- 分配：不适用
- 介入模型：单组作业
- 屏蔽：无（打开标签）
武器和干预
参与者组/臂 |
干预/治疗 |
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实验性的：ALTENS
Patients in this arm will be treated with Acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation using Codetron (Codetron ALTENS)
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ALTENS stimulation of a set of selected acupuncture points for 20 minutes in each treatment.
Two treatments per week for a total of 12 treatments to be delivered within 8 weeks.
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研究衡量的是什么？
主要结果指标
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Change in Subjective Dysphagia Assessment Score: EAT-10 from baseline
大体时间：3 months after treatment completion
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EAT-10 is a self-administered questionnaire for subjective assessment of dysphagia.
It consists of 10 items and each item is scored using a 5-point Likert scale.
The higher the point, the more severe the problem being scored.
Normative data suggested that a total score of 3 or higher is abnormal.
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3 months after treatment completion
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次要结果测量
结果测量 |
措施说明 |
大体时间 |
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Change in M. D. Anderson dysphagia inventory from baseline
大体时间：3 months after treatment completion
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M. D. Anderson dysphagia inventory (MDADI) is a self-administered questionnaire designed specifically to assess the quality of life for head and neck cancer patients who suffer from dysphagia.
It incorporated three domains: emotional, functional and physical, and one global question.
There are a total of 20 items.Each item is scored on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being strongly agree and 5 strongly disagree except for two items, one on the emotional subscale and the other on the functional subscale.
The global question is scored and interpreted separately.
The scores of all the items in each domain are summed and a mean score is calculated.
The final score for each subscale is calculated by multiplying the calculated mean score by 20 with a final range from 0 to 100.
The final score of the global question is also calculated in the same way.
The higher the final score represents better functioning and quality of life.
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3 months after treatment completion
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合作者和调查者
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调查人员
- 首席研究员：Raimond Wong, MD、McMaster University
研究记录日期
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研究主要日期
学习开始
2012年10月1日
初级完成 (预期的)
2013年9月1日
研究完成 (预期的)
2013年12月1日
研究注册日期
首次提交
2012年9月26日
首先提交符合 QC 标准的
2012年10月1日
首次发布 (估计)
2012年10月2日
研究记录更新
最后更新发布 (估计)
2012年10月2日
上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新
2012年10月1日
最后验证
2012年10月1日
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