Oral mucositis. Oral mucositis (ulcerative)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: 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
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 patient Candidate for radiation therapy At least 2 regions of the studied areas in terms of mucositis (based on the mucositis scale) be in the field of radiation therapy Good performance status with ECOG questionnaire between 18 to 80 Willingness to participate in the study Physical and mental ability to cooperate in filling in the questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mucositis grade 3 and 4 History of chemotherapy and radiation therapy in mouth or pharynx in recent six months Pregnancy use of artificial saliva use of mouthwashes Candidiasis Having oral herpes alcohol consumption smoking Consumption of drugs affecting salivary glands such as antidepressants, opioids, anti-hypertensives, antihistamines Diuretic use Suffering from diseases of the weakened immune system Dehydration-causing diseases such as chronic diarrhea Diseases that cause recurrent oral plague History of connective tissue diseases such as Sogrene, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus liver and kidney disease major depression diseases involving salivary glands such as diabetes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mucositis 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