Oral mucositis. Oral mucositis (ulcerative)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Mucutin spray group who use the spray 4-8 times per day from a day before the start of radiotherapy up to two weeks of end of radiotherapy or until leaving the s
Sponsors
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Head and neck cancer and radiotherapy candidate age between 18 to 80 Life expectancy more than a year based on physician or team estimates Physical and mental ability to cooperate in filling in the questionnaire desire to participate in the study Good performance status with ECOG questionnaire At least 2 regions of the studied areas in terms of mucositis (based on the mucositis scale) be in the field of radiation therapy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Use of alcohol, drugs that affect salivary glands such as antipsychotics, opioids, antihypertensives, antihistanines, diuretics, mouthwashes and artificial saliva and cigarettes history of radiation therapy and chemotherapy in mouth or pharynx in recent six months history of connective tissue diseases such as Sogrene, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus; liver and kidney disease; major depression; diseases involving salivary glands such as diabetes; diseases causing dehydration such as chronic diarrhea, immune deficiency disorders, myelosuppression, diseases causing repeated oral aphthous Mucositis grade 3 and 4 Candidosis or oral herpes Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mucositis. Timepoint: At the baseline, Weeks 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Method of measurement: Examination of oral cavity. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Ghazaleh Heydarirad
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed