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Project Number: | I01RX002352-01A1 |
| Title: | Clinical Impact of Respiratory-Swallow Training on Refractory Dysphagia in OP HNC |
| Principal Investigator: | Bonnie Martin-Harris |
| Location: | Hines, IL |
| Congressional District Code: | 6 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2018 - December 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $222,000 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,059,700 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Despite important advancements in medical and surgical cancer treatments that prolong survival, veterans with oropharyngeal head and neck cancer (OP HNC) are faced with chronic, intractable dysphagia resulting in persistent drastic alterations in diet, the need for feeding tubes, and increased risk for aspiration pneumonia – a life threatening infection. We must devote research and clinical efforts to mitigate these devastating impairments because currently our rehabilitative intervention option... |