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PENtoxyphylline+TOcopherol+/-CLOdronate (PENTOCLO) vs Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO): a randomised assessor blinded pilot study comparing two therapies for Osteoradionecrosis of the mandible.

Phase 3
Conditions
osteoradionecrosis of the mandible
Oral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colon
Cancer - Head and neck
Registration Number
ACTRN12618001099213
Lead Sponsor
Dr Emma Lewis
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria

– Patients diagnosed with ORN by an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon
- Patients or proxies that are able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

– Patients that have spontaneously healing ORN
-Patients that have undergone previous treatment for ORN (PENTO, HBO or surgery).
-Patients or proxies that are unable to give informed consent
-Patients that are pregnant at the time of therapy
-Patients that have received previous anti-resorptive or anti-angiogenic medications
-Patients requiring further surgical management for their Head and Neck cancer during the study period
-Patients diagnosed with ORN requiring urgent surgery
-Patients that are unable to be randomised

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportion of participants with an improvement of ORN of the mandible as defined by improvement in both Notani and Lyons scoring systems.[2,4,6,8,12 weeks after beginning the pre-treatment therapy then 6,9,12,18 months after beginning the pre-treatment therapy. Primary outcome will be assessed at all time points after the baseline examination. ];Proportion of participants with complete healing of ORN of the mandible as defined by both Notani and Lyons scoring.[2,4,6,8,12 weeks after beginning the pre-treatment therapy then 6,9,12,18 months after beginning the pre-treatment therapy. Primary outcome will be assessed at all time points after the baseline examination. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
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