NCT05882890 · OUTCOME

Xerostomia Questionnaire

Does Craniosacraltherapy Combined With Exercises That Focuses om Respiration and Posture in the Upper Body Have an Effect on Xerostomia and Other Late Sequelae on People Who Has Been Suffering From Cancer in Mouth and Throat? · Source last updated 2026-06-25

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Measure: MEAN
Unit: Score on a scale
Interval / dispersion: Full Range
Time frame: At the start of the fifth and last treament (intervention of this study). .

What was measured

A Danish questionnaire for following up on patients who have finished their cancer treatment in head and neck on a Danish hospital. It is used at least 3 months after treatment. The participants in this study has finished their treatment for cancer at least two years from enroling this study. VAS xerostomia scale0-10 (10 is worst) The remaining 14 questions were phrased "how much does \[question subject\] bother you:" (translated from Danish) not at all (1) - a little (2) - some (3) a lot (4) very much( 5) The final question(number 15) were: "How would you feel, if you had to live the rest of your life, with the symptoms you have now?:" enjoyable(1), very satisfied (2) neither satisfied ore unsatisfied(3), very unsatisfied(4), terrible(5) The sum of points from the 15 questions gives an overall score.

Analysis population: 11 participants entered the project. 1 participant was not analysed, because of to low score at the xerostomia vas-scale i baseline. The inclusioncriteria for entering the analysis phase of the project was a score at at least 4 n the xerostomia vas-scale

Groups in this outcome

Cranoisacral Therapy Receivers

The participants will receive 50 minutes of treatment of craniosacral therapy for each week in 5 consecutive weeks. The treatment will follow the protocol "avenue of expression" and step 2c and 2c in the "Ten step protocol". They will get instructions in home exercises targeting the upper posture and respiration. Before treatment the participants fill in the questionnaire "Xerostomia questionnaire after 3 months" - a Danish standardized questionnaire of xerostomia used in hospitals. They will fill in this questionnaire again after ending their 5 treatment sessions, and again 6 months later as a follow up. They will also fill in a diary with any side effects experienced during the treatment period. I will take their full history the first time we meet. I take notes of my treatment after every treatment session, including notes on which effects (positive and negative) the participant has noticed. Craniosacral Therapy: Manual treatment on the airway system, the throat, the neck, the meninges, the cranial nerve sleeves, the visceral cranium, and the soft tissue in the mouth. Exercises targeting upper posture and respiration.

Group identifiers and denominators belong to this outcome only. They may differ in another outcome or in safety reporting.

Analysis denominator · Participants

Group	Source count
Cranoisacral Therapy Receivers	10

Reported measurements

xerostomia VAS scale(= best-10 worst)

Values in Score on a scale · Interval/dispersion: Full Range
Group	Value	Spread	Lower	Upper	Comment
Cranoisacral Therapy Receivers	6.7	Not reported	3	10	Not reported

the overall sum of the 15 questions questions( 15 worst-75 best)

Values in Score on a scale · Interval/dispersion: Full Range
Group	Value	Spread	Lower	Upper	Comment
Cranoisacral Therapy Receivers	50.12	Not reported	35	69	Not reported

Complete source fields

classes

categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
lower Limit
3
upper Limit
10
value
6.7
title
xerostomia VAS scale(= best-10 worst)
categories
measurements
group Id
OG000
lower Limit
35
upper Limit
69
value
50.12
title
the overall sum of the 15 questions questions( 15 worst-75 best)

denoms

counts
group Id
OG000
value
10
units
Participants

description

dispersion Type

Full Range

groups

description
The participants will receive 50 minutes of treatment of craniosacral therapy for each week in 5 consecutive weeks. The treatment will follow the protocol "avenue of expression" and step 2c and 2c in the "Ten step protocol". They will get instructions in home exercises targeting the upper posture and respiration. Before treatment the participants fill in the questionnaire "Xerostomia questionnaire after 3 months" - a Danish standardized questionnaire of xerostomia used in hospitals. They will fill in this questionnaire again after ending their 5 treatment sessions, and again 6 months later as a follow up. They will also fill in a diary with any side effects experienced during the treatment period. I will take their full history the first time we meet. I take notes of my treatment after every treatment session, including notes on which effects (positive and negative) the participant has noticed. Craniosacral Therapy: Manual treatment on the airway system, the throat, the neck, the meninges, the cranial nerve sleeves, the visceral cranium, and the soft tissue in the mouth. Exercises targeting upper posture and respiration.
id
OG000
title
Cranoisacral Therapy Receivers

param Type

MEAN

population Description

11 participants entered the project. 1 participant was not analysed, because of to low score at the xerostomia vas-scale i baseline. The inclusioncriteria for entering the analysis phase of the project was a score at at least 4 n the xerostomia vas-scale

reporting Status

POSTED

time Frame

At the start of the fifth and last treament (intervention of this study). .

title

Xerostomia Questionnaire

type

PRIMARY

unit Of Measure

Score on a scale

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