Mucositis is one of the most common problem in patients who are undergoing stem cell transplant receiving high dose chemotherapy in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Prevention of mucositis in the group of patients undergoing hematopoetic stem cell transplant
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/11/002140
- Lead Sponsor
- CD Pharma India pvt ltd
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
1.Age between 10 and 70 years.
2.Karnofsky Performance Score >= 70%.
3.Confirmed histological diagnosis of cancer/leukaemia for which haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is as approved modality of therapy.
4.Patients eligible to receive high-dose chemotherapy as part of conditioning regime.
5.Concomitant co morbid condition if present, controlled by medicines.
6.Serum creatinine ï?¼ 1.8mg/dl.
7.Total bilirubin ï?¼ 2mg/dl.
8.Liver enzymes within three times of normal limit.
9.Expected survival > 6 months.
1.Pregnant women and lactating mothers.
2.Patients with history of AIDS
3.Patients who have taken any other investigational product in last 4 weeks.
4.Patients having untreated symptomatic dental infection.
5.Patients with WHO Grade 3 or 4 oral Mucositis.
6.Other serious concurrent illness.
7.Inconclusive histological diagnosis.
8.Patients on anticancer antibiotics.
9.Patients with signs and symptoms of systemic infections.
10.Patientâ??s/guardianâ??s refusal to sign informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Determine the incidence of grade III and IV mucositis in patients undergoing allogeneic or autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantationTimepoint: daily assessment of mucositis till resolution or till 24 days. <br/ ><br>whichever is earlier.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 2.Determine the incidence of Grade I and II mucositis in patients undergoing allogeneic or autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Criteria for assessment is given in Appendix 1). <br/ ><br>3.Duration of and time period for healing of chemotherapy induced oral mucositis. <br/ ><br>4.Determine incidence and severity of dysphagia <br/ ><br>Timepoint: daily assessment of mucostits till resolution or day 24 of the treatment.