None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to verify the efficacy of a dental care programe on the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients under oncological treatment at the Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao, Porto Alegre - Brazil. The hypothesis was that dental care could minimize the oncological treatment side effects and also could improve the quality of life of the patients
Interventions
The intervention group received a dental care program including pain relief, extractions, periodontal treatment, restorations, topical fluoride, endodontics, prevention and oral higyene and a systematic professional follow up. Invasive dental treatment was considered as a priority and was carried out whenever possible as soon as the patient is considered eligible for the study, and before the beggining of the oncological therapy. Dental treatment was continued during and after oncological therap
The intervention group received a dental care program including pain relief, extractions, periodontal treatment, restorations, topical fluoride, endodontics, prevention and oral higyene and a systematic professional follow up. Invasive dental treatment was considered as a priority and was carried out whenever possible as soon as the patient is considered eligible for the study, and before the beggining of the oncological therapy. Dental treatment was continued during and after oncological therapy at the institution. Depending on the needs assessed by the dentist and availability of services in the institution, each participant received a basic set of preventive and education measures, as well as a specific set of dental treatment. The frequency of dental care varied according to the needs of the subjects. The last appointment was offered up to six months after the end of the oncological treatment.
Sponsors
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients with primary cancer located in the head and neck and without previous oncological treatment and also having clinical conditions to get dental treatment. Any histological type was accepted.
Exclusion criteria
Patients with previous oncological treatment and those who did not accepted to participate in the study
Outcome results
None listed