?cancer & mouth washing

Comparing the effect of two mouth washing protocols in the prevention of head and neck radiotherapy –induced stomatitis

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT138902053788N1

Enrollment

120

Registered

2010-09-27

Start date

2010-04-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Cancer. Recurrent oral aphthae

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 2: Chamomile Mouth washing. Intervention 2: Control group: Water mouth washing. Intervention 3: Intervention group 1: Honey mouth washing.

Prevention

Intervention group 2: Chamomile Mouth washing

Control group: Water mouth washing

Intervention group 1: Honey mouth washing

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of head and neck cancer; age of 18-60 years; not to treat with steroid; avoiding tobacco, alcohol, smoking and opiate substances; external beam radiotherapy with dose 180-200 CGY Daily. Exclusion Criteria: not to rinse 5 time with mouth washing; being allergic to the mouth washing solutions; T>38/5c; nausea and vomiting; certain systemic condition such as diabetes, defect in the immune system, renal disease, liver disease, GI disease, asthma, allergy; Leucopenia (WBC12000mm3); Thrombocytopenia.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stomatitis. Timepoint: 14 days. Method of measurement: Checklist.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShivassadat Bassampour

Tehran University of Medical Siences

bassampour@tums.ac.ir+98 21 6690 4252

Outcome results

None listed

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