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Therapeutic swallowing exercises vs treatment

Swallowing function/efficiency Measured using a rating of oropharyngeal swallowing efficiency (OPSE) quantifying the interaction of the speed of bolus movement and safety/efficiency in clearing material from the oropharynx Dysphagia is defined as ... · adults with advanced head and neck cancer

It is very uncertain whether therapeutic swallowing exercises changes swallowing function/efficiency Measured using a rating of… compared with treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 16 participants
Very low

Therapeutic swallowing exercises vs treatment

Adverse event: Weight loss (> 10%) Change in nutritional status reflected by a patient's weight at 6 weeks after treatment · adults with advanced head and neck cancer

It is very uncertain whether therapeutic swallowing exercises changes adverse event: Weight loss (> 10%) Change in nutritional status… compared with treatment (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.62 [0.22, 1.71]
1 study · 27 participants
Very low
Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 55 participants
Very low

Therapeutic swallowing exercises vs treatment

Adverse event: Weight change Patient's body weight 6 months before the start of treatment was retrieved from the patient's medical notes and "relative weight change" was calculated as the percentage weight change relative to the weight at week 0 6... · adults with advanced head and neck cancer

It is very uncertain whether therapeutic swallowing exercises changes adverse event: Weight change Patient's body weight 6 months before… compared with treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 1.34
1 study · 120 participants
Very low

Therapeutic swallowing exercises vs treatment

Aspiration Scored as present, trace or absent, for any consistency 5 months post‐treatment · adults with advanced head and neck cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Very low

Therapeutic swallowing exercises vs treatment

Penetration Scored as present, trace or absent, for any consistency 5 months post‐treatment · adults with advanced head and neck cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Very low

Therapeutic swallowing exercises vs sham

Adverse events: Dysphagia‐related complications Occurrence of dysphagia‐related complications: pneumonia, dehydration, mucositis and oral yeast infection · adults with advanced head and neck cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 27 participants
Very low

Therapeutic swallowing exercises vs sham

Adverse event: Weight loss (> 10%) Change in nutritional status reflected by a patient's weight at 6 weeks after treatment · adults with advanced head and neck cancer

It is very uncertain whether therapeutic swallowing exercises changes adverse event: Weight loss (> 10%) Change in nutritional status… compared with sham intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic exercises for affecting post‐treatment swallowing in people treated for advanced‐stage head and neck cancers 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.62 [0.22, 1.71]
1 study · 27 participants
Very low