A clinical trial to study the effect of oral ice application in preventing oral ulcer associated with radiotherapy among cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Oral mucositis among Head and Neck cancer patients who were undergoing for radical radiotherapy.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/08/003906
- Lead Sponsor
- aseem M
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Adult males or females diagnosed with head and neck cancer and planned for radical radiotherapy and having normal mucosa
Exclusion Criteria
Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer and planned for palliative radiotherapy.
Patients who are coming for booster dose of radiation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral mucositis was assessed with the help of WHO oral toxicity scale and Low grade of mucositis was observed in interventional group as comparing with control group. <br/ ><br>Delay in the development of oral mucositis was also noted in the interventional group as compared to control groupTimepoint: Oral mucositis was assessed on 1st day of radiotherapy prior to treatment, <br/ ><br>On end of 1st week of treatment i.e. on 5th day of the treatment, <br/ ><br>On end of 2nd week of treatment i.e. on 10th day of the treatment, <br/ ><br>On end of 3rd week of treatment i.e. on 15th day of the treatment, <br/ ><br>On end of 4th week of treatment i.e. on 20th day of the treatment. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Effect of ice application on tumour size and responseTimepoint: Follow up visits by the patient. But this was not conducted due to limited time period