Ageusia, Breast Cancer, Dysgeusia, Quality of Life, Taste Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
Taste disorders in cancer patients during chemotherapy could be consider as multifactorial disease, it is related with changes of food consumption. Approximately 36-69% of the patients under chemotherapy suffer oral toxicity or dysgeusia A prospective case- only observational study was conducted in patients of the Hospital General de México for two years. A self-reported taste survey was used, and patients scored their results in a Likert scale.
Interventions
OTHERTaste disorder´s test
Each patient performed their own test placing three drops with a disposable dropper from each bottle into the center of the tongue for whole-mouth testing.
Sponsors
Hospital General de Mexico
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
\- Chemotherapy with Doxorubicin + Cyclophosphamide (DC) or Paclitaxel + Carboplatin (PC) or Docetaxel. Exclusión Criteria: * No smokers Infections in oral cavity Acute respiratory diseases Gastro- oesophageal reflux disease Other types of cancer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of taste disorders and perception of the four basic flavors | 21 days | to assess the prevalence of taste alterations perception of the four basic flavors (sweet, salty, bitter and acidic) in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients (clinical stages IA, IIA, IIB, IIIA and IIIB) before and after chemotherapy |
Countries
Mexico
Outcome results
None listed