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A Study of Tongue Strength and Endurance Using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) Tongue Strength Trainer in People With Oral Tongue Cance

Description

The purpose of this study is to learn more about tongue strength and endurance by using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI). The IOPI is a device that measures tongue pressure.

Conditions

Tongue Cancer
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Tongue Cancer

Study Overview

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Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to learn more about tongue strength and endurance by using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI). The IOPI is a device that measures tongue pressure.

Normative Ranges of Lingual Strength and Endurance and the Impact of the IOPI Lingual Strength Trainer on Quantitative Functional Outcomes and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Partial Glossectomy or Hemiglossectomy for Oral Tongue Cancer, A Pilot Study

A Study of Tongue Strength and Endurance Using the Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI) Tongue Strength Trainer in People With Oral Tongue Cance

Condition
Tongue Cancer
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Basking Ridge

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent only), Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States, 07920

Middletown

Memoral Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only), Middletown, New Jersey, United States, 07748

Montvale

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only), Montvale, New Jersey, United States, 07645

Commack

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk-Commack (Consent only), Commack, New York, United States, 11725

Harrison

Memoral Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only), Harrison, New York, United States, 10604

New York

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites), New York, New York, United States, 10065

Uniondale

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Nassau (Consent only), Uniondale, New York, United States, 11553

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age ≥18 years old
  • * Scheduled to undergo primary surgery for oral tongue cancer (glossectomy types 1 to 3) using any type of closure or reconstruction
  • * Previous radiation therapy to the oral cavity or head and neck
  • * Previous surgery for oral cavity cancer
  • * Recurrent oral cavity cancer
  • * Surgical requirement of extension to involve bone (mandible resection)
  • * Subtotal or total glossectomy
  • * Feeding tube dependance prior to surgery

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,

Louise Cunningham, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study Record Dates

2028-08-07