Stomatitis
Conditions
Interventions
The patients were divided into two study groups: Group 1 (laser) (n=30) and Group 2 (andiroba) (n=30). The patients in Group 1 (laser group) were subjected to the OM treatment protocol followed at the
100 mW, power
10 s per lesion
total energy, 0.2 J), in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
In the andiroba group, each patient was subjected to four daily applications (every six hours) of the andiroba orabase 3% on
Drug
E07.632.490
E02.190.755
Sponsors
Universidade Federal do Pará
Hospital Ophir Loyola
Eligibility
Age
4 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Both genders; volunteers with leukemia; age between four and twelve years; chemotherapy with methotrexate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Recent oral surgery; HIV positive patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of decreased oral mucositis scores, verified by the WHO scale method, based on the statistically significant difference (p <0.05) between the groups;Evaluation of the decrease in pain scores, verified by the Wong-Baker visual scale method, based on the statistically significant difference (p <0.05) between the groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluation of the evolution of oral mucositis, using the WHO scale method, based on the statistically significant difference (p <0.05) between the groups;Assessment of pain evolution, using the Wopng-Baker scale method, based on the statistically significant difference (p <0.05) between the groups | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactArtur dos Santos Soares
Universidade Federal do Pará
Outcome results
None listed