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The effect of Black mulberry juice on mucositis and dry mouth due to chemotherapy

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Condition 1: mucositis. Condition 2: dry mouth (xerostomia).
Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to antineoplastic therapy
Disturbances of salivary secretion
K12.31
K11.7
Registration Number
IRCT20151107024919N16
Lead Sponsor
Kerman University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1- Persons with over 18 years of age
2- Ability to stablishing verbal communication
3- Receiving first course of chemotherapy treatment with taxol
4-Recieving 3-10 score in dry mouth questionnaire and receiving at least grade one according to WHO global index for mucositis with oncologist confirmation

Exclusion Criteria

1- Cancer metastasis
2-?Diagnosis of candidastomatitis, lichen planus, pemphigus
3- Having allergy to black mulberry
4-Patients with Nasogastric tube
5- Smoking or alcohol consumption
6- Diagnosis of chronic or acute renal failure
7- Diagnosis of systemic disease effected on Salivary glands like diabetes and Shogren
8- Receiving Midazolam mediciene
9-Diagnosis of chronic disease of liver like hepatitis? Cirrhosis

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mucositis. Timepoint: Mucositis is measured before the intervention and first,seventh and fifteenth day of intervention. Method of measurement: WHO global index for assessment of mucositis.;Dry mouth (xerostomia). Timepoint: dry mouth (xerostomia) is measured before the intervention and first,seventh and fifteenth day of intervention. Method of measurement: dry mouth questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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