Swallowing prehabilitation for people with head and neck cancer: a pilot cluster-randomised feasibility trial of the SIP SMART intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the feasibility of delivering the swallowing prehabilitation intervention known as Swallowing Intervention Package: Self-Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation Training (SIP SMART) within the National Health Service (NHS) head and neck cancer care pathway.

Design

Two-arm cluster-randomised pilot trial: SIP SMART2 trial.

Setting and participants

Adults newly diagnosed with stage II-IV head and neck cancer receiving curative treatment within a multidisciplinary team who agree to participate.

Interventions

Six hospitals were randomised. Trained clinicians at the intervention sites delivered the manualised SIP SMART intervention, while standard care was provided at care as usual (CAU) sites. The intervention included two 45-minute consultati

SUBMITTER: Govender R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12481345 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature