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Efficacy of MUCIPLIQ on the Incidence of Radio-chemotherapy-induced Mucositis in Patients Suffering From Oral Cancer

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Carcinoma in Situ of Upper Respiratory Tract
Oral Mucositis
Interventions
Device: MUCIPLIQ
Device: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT01840436
Lead Sponsor
Organ, Tissue, Regeneration, Repair and Replacement
Brief Summary

MUCIPLIQ is a nanopolymer engineered to mimic glycosaminoglycans such as heparan sulfates. Glycosaminoglycans are involved 1) in the stabilization of cells micro-environment, known as extracellular matrix, by binding to structural proteins, and 2) in cells communication process by protecting growth factors. At the site of a lesion, glycosaminoglycans are degraded, thereby the extracellular matrix is disorganized and the tissue is destroyed. By replacing damaged glycosaminoglycans, MUCIPLIQ provides a protection, and restores the matrix scaffold and cells communication, a process known as Matrix Therapy.

The purpose of this new controlled study is to determine whether MUCIPLIQ can decrease the incidence and the severity of radio-chemotherapy-induced mucositis in patients suffering of upper aerodigestive tract cancers, when used as a preventive agent.

The study's main hypothesis is that MUCIPLIQ mouthwash applications before radiotherapy would protect the healthy oral tissue against cytotoxic effect of chemotherapy and radiations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
136
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient suffering from an upper aerodigestive tract carcinoma treated by radiotherapy alone or radiotherapy associated with a concomitant platine-salts-based chemotherapy ;
  • Patient suffering of an upper aerodigestive tract carcinoma without entrance or located in the oral cavity, in the oropharynx or in the rhinopharynx ;
  • Patient age of 18 years old or higher ;
  • Writing informed consent to participate to the trial ;
  • Patient affiliated to the French social security system.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Treatment by non-standard fragmentation (concentrate irradiation)
  • Carcinoma located in the hypopharynx or in the larynx ;
  • Known hypersensitivity to heparinoids ;
  • Patient who already benefited from a radiotherapy treatment ;
  • Patient who already benefited from a chemotherapy treatment. Patients who benefited from neoadjuvant chemotherapy as part of their upper aerodigestive tract carcinoma care, may be included if it was held at least 4 weeks before the inclusion visit ;
  • Patient participating to another biomedical research ;
  • Pregnant woman, breastfeeding woman, parturient or likely to be ;
  • Patient deprived of freedom, under supervision or guardianship ;
  • Patient unable to attend to scheduled medical monitoring due to geographical, social or mental reasons

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MUCIPLIQ 0.05 mg/mLMUCIPLIQThis arm receives MUCIPLIQ mouthwash treatment at a final concentration of 0.05 mg/mL twice a day.
PlaceboPlaceboThis arm receives a placebo (saline solution) mouthwash treatment twice a day.
MUCIPLIQ 0.015 mg/mLMUCIPLIQThis arm receives MUCIPLIQ mouthwash treatment at a final concentration of 0.015 mg/mL twice a day.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of grade 2 or higher oral mucositisRecruitment, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 to 13 weeks

Differences of incidence of patients suffering of oral mucositis of grade 2 or higher

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Weight curveRecruitment, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 to 13 weeks

Assessment of the weight curves for MUCIPLIQ and placebo groups

Number and Terms of grade 2 or higher oral mucositisRecruitment, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 to 13 weeks

Differences of number and terms of oral mucositis of grade 2 or higher between MUCIPLIQ and placebo groups

Administered-antalgics posology and natureRecruitment, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 to 13 weeks

Differences of administered-antalgics posology and nature between MUCIPLIQ and placebo groups

Pain experienced in timeRecruitment, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 to 13 weeks

Differences of pain experienced by patients between MUCIPLIQ and placebo groups, assessed with Numerical Pain Scale (0 to 10).

Assessment of the Oral Health Impact ProfileRecruitment, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 to 13 weeks

Assessment of the Oral Health Impact Profile assessed by the OHIP-14 questionnaire between MUCIPLIQ and placebo groups

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Centre de Cancérologie Léon Bérard

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Lyon, France

CHRU de Besançon, Site du CH Belfort-Montbéliard

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Montbéliard, France

APHP - Hôpital Tenon

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Paris, Ile de France, France

Institut de Cancérologie Gustave Roussy

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Villejuif, Ile de France, France

Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil

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Créteil, Ile de France, France

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