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Clinical Trials/NCT01307540
NCT01307540CompletedNot Applicable

Phototherapy for the Management of Oral Ulcers in Bone Marrow Recipients

Hadassah Medical Organization0 sites20 target enrollmentStarted: February 2007Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
20

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Study hypothesis: light therapy may prevent oral ulcers in bone marrow recipients.

Methods: patients will be treated with either active light-emitting device or inactive light-emitting device. Daily treatment with light therapy will start at the beginning of the conditioning regimen and will last until day 21 post-transplant. Each daily treatment last about 5 minutes. Patients will be evaluated for oral mucositis and oral pain level on a weekly basis.

Detailed Description

Primary endpoint:

o Assessment of effectiveness of treatment with QRay1 in preventing oral mucositis in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Secondary endpoint:

  • Assessment of mucositis associated- pain relief.
  • Assessment of safety of treatment with QRay1 (oral adverse events).
  • Assessment of the patients' acceptance of the device.

Study design:

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • No oral ulceration at baseline
  • At risk for oral mucositis due to the conditioning regimen to HSCT
  • Age above 18 years old
  • Karnofsky score >60
  • Agree to participate in the study (signed an informed consent)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant woman
  • Well-founded doubt about the patient's jurisprudence
  • Sensitivity to light or treated with drugs which are sensitizers to light
  • Treatment with other experimental topical drug during the study period

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

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