PENtoxyphylline+TOcopherol+/-CLOdronate (PENTOCLO) vs Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO): a randomised assessor blinded pilot study comparing two therapies for Osteoradionecrosis of the mandible.
- Conditions
- osteoradionecrosis of the mandibleOral and Gastrointestinal - Other diseases of the mouth, teeth, oesophagus, digestive system including liver and colonCancer - 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
– Patients diagnosed with ORN by an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon
- Patients or proxies that are able to give informed consent
– 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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method