NCT07124520NARecruiting
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)
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