Oral Mucositis, Quality of Life
Conditions
Brief summary
Effect of Live Combined Bifidobacterium,Lactobacillus and Enterococcus Capsules on Oral Mucositis in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Receiving Radiotherapy.
Detailed description
Radiation-induced mucositis is an acute reaction of the mucosa of patients undergoing head and neck radiotherapy.It can lead to dose-limiting and debilitating side effect. There is no guideline on an acknowledged intervention that significantly reduces its severity. In the mucosa, the immune system's T cells and B cells have position-specific phenotypes and functions that are influenced by the microbiota. These cells play pivotal parts in the maintenance of immune homeostasis by suppressing responses to harmless antigens and by enforcing the integrity of the barrier functions of the gut mucosa.We designed a randomized trial of Live Combined Bifidobacterium,Lactobacillus and Enterococcus Capsules in patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. The aim of this study was to determine if regulating intestinal tract flora was effective in reducing the severity of radiation-induced mucositis in patients receiving radical dose radiotherapy. The effect of this intervention on a patient's general well-being was also investigated. The primary end-point of the study was the incidence of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group grade 3 mucositis.In 2017, 40 patients are estimated to be recruited into the study at Jiangxi Cancer Hospitals, China.20 patients were randomized to receive Live Combined Bifidobacterium,Lactobacillus and Enterococcus Capsules and 20 to receive a placebo.
Interventions
OTHERLactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Enterococcus
3 pills two times a day during the whole treatment
Sponsors
Jiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Karnofsky score ≥80 newly diagnosed NPC without distant metastasis confirmed by pathology without any other malignant disease history no any other anti-cancer treatment for NPC previously received radiotherapy and chemotherapy at our Cancer Center
Exclusion criteria
any immune system disease under high risk to antimicrobial agents such as Diabetes,infection disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the incidence of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group grade 3 mucositis | one year | confluent pseudomembranous mucosa |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactChunling Jiang, MD PHD
Outcome results
None listed