Primary study · included by 1 review

Early preventive exercises versus usual care does not seem to reduce trismus in patients treated with radiotherapy for cancer in the oral cavity or oropharynx: a randomised clinical trial.

Høgdal 2015 · Høgdal Nina, Juhl Carsten, Aadahl Mette, et al. · Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2015

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Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy for Functional Sequelae in Adults with Head and Neck Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Hogdal 2015 · Table 1; reference 23; Figures 3 and 4
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Trismus (maximum mouth opening ≤35 mm)
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
RR 0.87 [0.25, 2.98]3 studies · 205 participantsGRADE not reported
Trismus (maximum mouth opening ≤35 mm)
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
no estimate extracted3 studiesGRADE not reported
Mouth opening
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
MD 3.03 [0.58, 5.48]3 studiesGRADE not reported
Mouth opening
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
MD 2.81 [0.06, 5.56]3 studiesGRADE not reported
Mouth opening
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
MD 2.85 [0.38, 5.32]3 studies · 212 participantsGRADE not reported
Mouth opening
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
MD 2.50 [-0.51, 5.51]3 studiesGRADE not reported
Trismus (maximum mouth opening ≤35 mm)
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
RR 0.87 [0.53, 1.42]3 studies · 205 participantsGRADE not reported
Mouth opening
Preventive jaw rehabilitation vs Usual care · 12 months after radiotherapy
MD 2.85 [-2.58, 8.27]3 studies · 212 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.