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NCT01053546 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Effects of Swallowing Exercises on Patients Undergoing Radiation Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer

A NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
14
Enrollment target

NCT01053546: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

NCT01053546 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by Wake Forest University Health Sciences. The registered enrollment target is 14 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01053546, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
14 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

RATIONALE: Swallowing exercise therapy may improve the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying early onset of swallowing exercise therapy to see how well it works compared to late onset of swallowing exercise therapy in treating patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Interventions

  • OTHER questionnaire administration
  • PROCEDURE quality-of-life assessment
  • BEHAVIORAL exercise intervention

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 14 participants
Start Date 2010-11
Est. Completion 2012-03
Phase NA
Wake Forest University Health Sciences

1,140 total trials

Why NCT01053546 stopped before completion

NCT01053546 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 14 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which questionnaire administration is the first listed.

NCT01053546 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01053546 about?

NCT01053546 is a clinical study titled "Effects of Swallowing Exercises on Patients Undergoing Radiation Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer". RATIONALE: Swallowing exercise therapy may improve the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy. PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial is studying early onset of swallowing exercise therapy to see how well it works compared to late onset of sw...

What is the current status of trial NCT01053546?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 14 participants. The study started on 2010-11. Estimated completion is 2012-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01053546?

The interventions under investigation include: questionnaire administration (OTHER), quality-of-life assessment (PROCEDURE), exercise intervention (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01053546?

This trial is sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences, which has 1,140 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01053546's enrollment target sits among peer trials

14 1909th of 2000 higher than 90 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01053546, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01053546 (small enrollment · none site footprint · terminated) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.