Prophylaxis of oral mucositis with iodine solution in head & neck cancer patients during chemoradiation, a randomized controlled trial.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Head and neck cancer
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000042920
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
- Brief Summary
As in attached URL above
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Score more than 2. 2) Patients with an allergy to iodine and/or seafood. 3) Patients who were unable to take part in the follow up schedule. 4) Patients who were pregnant or lactating. 5) Patients who had undergone prior radiation therapy. 6) Patients who were diagnosed with more than one primary cancer. 7) Patients who were diagnosed with hematologic malignancies. 8) Patients who were to undergo radiation therapy with altered fractionation. 9) Patients who were previously treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method - Pain score - Impact on swallowing score - Incidence, severity, onset, & duration of oral mucositis - Analgesic drug use - Total treatment break - Secondary infection of oral mucosa.