A clinical trial to study the effect of an Ayurvedic mouth wash in side effects of chemo-radiation for head and neck cancer
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: D- Radiation Therapy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/04/024672
- Lead Sponsor
- Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences CCRAS
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients having non metastatic squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region.
The planned radiation should be in between 60 to 70 Gy delivered in 30 to 35 fractions over 6 weeks to 7 weeks period
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who had undergone prior radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
Pregnant and lactating females.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral mucositis <br/ ><br>Xerostomia <br/ ><br>Pharyngitis <br/ ><br>Laryngitis <br/ ><br>Pain <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6-7 weeks of radiation, 1 month after radiation and 1 more month thereafter <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of lifeTimepoint: Before the commencement of Radiation and after 2 months of radiotherapy