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Effectiveness of oral cryotherapy compared to normal saline mouth wash on reducing alkylating drug induced mucositis among cancer patients

â??Efficacy of oral cryotherapy compared to normal saline mouth wash on reducing alkylating drug induced mucositis among cancer patients at selected tertiary care hospital, Bhubaneswarâ??.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/04/051450
Enrollment
74
Registered
2023-04-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K123- Oral mucositis (ulcerative) Health Condition 2: Z538- Procedure and treatment not carried out for other reasons

Interventions

Intervention1: cryotherapy and normal saline mouth wash: cryotherapy will be given by application of ice cubes into oral mucosa for 60mins,in each 5min interval to avoid discomfort of patient and norm

Sponsors

Pritilagna Dash
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cancer patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapeutic drugs (alkylating agents). Willing to participate in the study and are present during data collection. Those who can read, write and speak oriya or english.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with any kind of dental problems. Patients with stage - IV oral mucositis. Patients with oral cancer and oral surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
There will be a significant reduction of mucositis level in cryotherapy in comparison to normal saline mouth washTimepoint: after 4 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There will be a significant reduction in mucositis level after recieving cryotherapy in cmparison to normal saline mouth wash after 4weeksTimepoint: after 4weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPritilagna Dash

Kalinga institute of nursing sciences

asokan@kins.ac.in7008326128

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026