Examination for severe pruritus in head and neck cancer patients and development for effective treatment.

Examination for severe pruritus in head and neck cancer patients and development for effective treatment. - Examination for severe pruritus in head and neck cancer patients and development for effective treatment.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000009426

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-04

Start date

2012-12-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Head and neck cancer

Interventions

ceramide cream Hildoid lotion

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patient age 20 years and above 2.Head and neck cancer after common therapy 3.Patients who have pruritus which does not disappear by existing treatment 4.Patients who were provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Possibility of the remarkabke phisical damage by this treatment 2.Patient judged by the investigator to be unfit to be enrolled into the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Moisturizing effect Anti itch effect Duratation of the effect Days in hospital Adverse event i.e. pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Use of antiallergic agent Completion rate of chemo-radiation therapy Effect of cancer therapy	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactJunkichi Yokoyama

Juntendo university school of medicine Department of Otolaryngology, head and neck surgery

gakujutu@juntendo.ac.jp

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026