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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, An Unblinded: Randomized Pilot Study

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Start Date

8/7/2025

Completion Date

8/7/2028

Summary

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to No maximum

Inclusion 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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

Interventions

DEVICE

Iowa Oral Performance Instrument (IOPI)

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Conditions

Tongue Cancer

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering at Basking Ridge (Consent only)

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

United States

Memoral Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)

Middletown, New Jersey 07748

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)

Montvale, New Jersey 07645

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Suffolk-Commack (Consent only)

Commack, New York 11725

United States

Memoral Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)

Harrison, New York 10604

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)

New York, New York 10065

United States

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center @ Nassau (Consent only)

Uniondale, New York 11553

United States