Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. Oral mucositis (ulcerative) due to antineoplastic therapy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Patients with chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis. In this before-after clinical trial, the patients were irradiated with a single session of NTCLT. At first, the surgical staff a
Lancet-2, Russia) beam (power: 1 Watt, in continuous mode) was irradiated through the gel layer. The lesion was scanned with rapid circular motion of the handpiece over the lesion, while the distance
Sponsors
Iran National Science Foundation (INSF)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis with grade 1-4 according to the WHO classification index The minimum literacy to read and write and filling the forms Providing written informed consent after the physician's explanation about the treatment method
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy Breastfeeding History of Photo sensitivity or use of photo sensitizing drugs Head and neck radiotherapy Taking narcotic painkillers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Non-contact (Non-stimulate) pain score. Timepoint: before laser irradiation, immediately after laser irradiation, 4 hours, 8 hours after laser irradiation and then daily until the seventh day. Method of measurement: (Visual analogue scale) VAS.;Contact pain score. Timepoint: before laser irradiation, immediately after laser irradiation, 4 hours, 8 hours after laser irradiation and then daily until the seventh day. Method of measurement: (Visual analogue scale) VAS. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Nasrin Zand
Iranian academic center for education culture and research
Outcome results
None listed