Effectiveness of a guided self-help exercise program tailored to patients treated with total laryngectomy: Results of a multi-center randomized controlled trial.

Exercise program Head and neck cancer Laryngeal cancer Quality of life Randomized controlled trial Shoulder functioning Speech Swallowing Total laryngectomy

Journal

Oral oncology
ISSN: 1879-0593
Titre abrégé: Oral Oncol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9709118

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
04 2020
Historique:
received: 16 09 2019
revised: 31 01 2020
accepted: 01 02 2020
pubmed: 12 2 2020
medline: 2 2 2021
entrez: 12 2 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

To investigate the effectiveness of a guided self-help exercise program on swallowing, speech, and shoulder problems in patients treated with total laryngectomy (TL). This randomized controlled trial included patients treated with TL in the last 5 years. Patients were randomized into the intervention group (self-help exercise program with flexibility, range-of-motion and lymphedema exercises and self-care education program) or control group (self-care education program). Both groups completed measurements before and 3 and 6-months after randomization. The primary outcome was swallowing problems (SWAL-QOL). Secondary outcomes were speech problems (SHI), shoulder problems (SDQ), self-management (patient activation: PAM) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL: EORTC QLQ-C30/H&N35). Adherence was defined as moderate-high in case a patient exercised >1 per day. Linear mixed model analyses were conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the intervention and to investigate whether neck dissection, treatment indication (primary/salvage TL), time since treatment, severity of problems, and preferred format (online/booklet) moderated the effectiveness. Moderate-high adherence to the exercise program was 59%. The intervention group (n = 46) reported less swallowing and communication problems over time compared to the control group (n = 46) (p-value = 0.013 and 0.004). No difference was found on speech, shoulder problems, patient activation and HRQOL. Time since treatment moderated the effectiveness on speech problems (p-value = 0.025): patients within 6 months after surgery benefitted most from the intervention. Being treated with a neck dissection, treatment indication, severity of problems and format did not moderate the effectiveness. The guided self-help exercise program improves swallowing and communication. NTR5255.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32045734
pii: S1368-8375(20)30022-1
doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104586
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Multicenter Study Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

104586

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of Competing Interest IV obtained funding for research related to In Tune without Cords from the Michel Keijzer Fund (institutional funding). The other authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Auteurs

Femke Jansen (F)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Section Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Public Health, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: f.jansen1@amsterdamumc.nl.

Simone E J Eerenstein (SEJ)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Ingrid C Cnossen (IC)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Birgit I Lissenberg-Witte (BI)

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Remco de Bree (R)

Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, University Medical Cancer Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Patricia Doornaert (P)

Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands.

György B Halmos (GB)

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands.

José A U Hardillo (JAU)

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Gerben van Hinte (G)

Department of Rehabilitation, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Netherlands, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Jimmie Honings (J)

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Cornelia F van Uden-Kraan (CF)

Department of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Section Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Public Health, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

C René Leemans (CR)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Irma M Verdonck-de Leeuw (IM)

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Section Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam Public Health, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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