Mucositis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Have clinical signs of induced oral mucositis; age equal to or greater than 18 years; complete consciousness; with no history of radiotherapy; not receiving systemic antibiotics and antifungal drugs nor mouthwash during the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being under 18 years of age, having undergone radiation therapy and taking antifungal drugs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| healing and reduction of oral mucositis pain . And for the aid in the evaluation of the degree of severity, will have the help of a table recommended by Lima ET.al (2005) 27. This table classifies oral mucositis in 4 scores: ? Score 0: Absent or discrete hyperemia and erythema, absent hemorrhage, absence of ulcers and abscesses. ? Score 1: Moderate hyperemia and erythema, absent hemorrhage, absence of ulcers and abscesses, presence of scar tissue. ? Score 2: Severe hyperemia and erythema, presence of hemorrhage and small ulcers (up to 1cm in diameter), presence of larger tissue area scarring and absence of abscesses. ? Score 3: Severe hyperemia and erythema, presence of hemorrhage, extensive ulcers and abscesses. It is expected that the degree of murosite | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased pain: The analogue visual scale based on a straight line of 100mm will be used, with 0mm the absence of pain and 100mm the greatest pain possible (adapted from MITCH & HELLYER, 2002). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Universidade Federal do Pará;Universidade Federal do Pará