Health Condition 1: C910- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pomegranate Popsicles (oral cryotherapy ): The care giver is taught about the preparation of pomegranate popsicles and explained to prepare the popsicles 6 hour before the starting the
Sponsors
DrMrs Manisha Pawar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Children age with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL) age group from 5years to 18yearsreceiving HDMTX interim Maintenance cycle. 2.Parents of children who gave consent and who can follow instructions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Children who are developmentally or physically unable to perform the intervention . 2.Parents of children who are not willing to participate. 3. Children having neutropenia defined as absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1500/mm3 had excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess ease and tolerability of oral cryotherapyTimepoint: For administration of high dose methotrexate ,ease and tolerability of oral cryotherapy will be assessed weakly once or 3 weekly once. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. To find the incidence of oral mucositis among children receiving High dose methotrexate after administration of oral cryotherapy . 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of oral cryotherapy on oral mucositis (the intensity ,duration of mucositis, use of pain medication ,pain scores). Timepoint: Incidence of oral mucositis will be assessed at the end of week1,week2,week3and week 4 of the treatment protocol. Effectiveness of oral cryotherapy will be assessed at the end of weel1,week2,week3 and week4 of the treatment protocol. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactGiby Justin perumattil
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed