Effectiveness of Alpha and hydrocortisone %1 ointment to prevent severe skin complications among patients with breast cancer

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• Conditions: breast cancer.; Malignant neoplasm of breast

• Registration Number: IRCT2015052114333N34
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

written consent by patients; being treated by final mastectomy; at least three weeks after the last session of chemotherapy; having no burn, cut, infection and skin problems on radiation area. Exclusion criteria: having a history on collagen diseases, cases of diabetes through treatment; using systematic steroids; intolerance of radiation.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Itching. Timepoint: Beginning of study, once a week and end of the study(6 to 7 weeks after beginning). Method of measurement: Asking the patients.;Irritation. Timepoint: Beginning of study, once a week and end of the study(6 to 7 weeks after beginning). Method of measurement: Asking the patients.;Pain levels. Timepoint: Beginning of study, once a week and end of the study(6 to 7 weeks after beginning). Method of measurement: Asking from the patients.;Severe skin complications. Timepoint: Beginning of study, once a week and end of the study(6 to 7 weeks after beginning). Method of measurement: Based on observations and physician examination, RTOG according to the criterion.