Abbreviations:
dysphagia, head and neck cancer
DYSPHAGIA, HEAD AND NECK CANCER, RECRUITMENT
adverse eventsconfidence intervalchemoradiotherapyhead and neck cancerhypopharyngeal canceroropharyngeal cancerquality of liferehabilitation for dysphagiaradiotherapytongue pressurevideo endoscopyvideo fluoroscopyThe datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.The results of this trial will be disseminated in peer-reviewed scientific journals and conference presentations.The study began in April 2022. Patient recruitment has not yet been completed, and the intervention program is ongoing. The follow-up and data collection will be completed in December 2025. The results are expected in December 2026.Ethical issues and consent to participate: This trial was reviewed and approved by the Nara Medical University Certified Review Board (CRB5200002) in March 2022. The trial was registered with the Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCTs052220011). All investigators involved in this trial complied with the Declaration of Helsinki Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects and the Clinical Trials Act of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in Japan. The investigators provided a sufficient explanation of the trial. All the patients provided written informed consent to participate in this study.The authors declare that this study was funded by JMS Co., Ltd. Moreover, this study is supported by the Clinical Research Promotion Program grant from Nara Medical University (Project ID: JHR2100008).The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.How to cite this article: Tanaka A, Uemura H, Kimura T, Nishimura A, Aoki K, Otsuka S, Ueda K, Kitahara T. Evaluation of usefulness of tongue pressure measurement device for dysphagia associated with treatment of patients with head and neck cancer (ELEVATE). Medicine 2023;102:26(e33954).