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Capsaicin Lozenges in Treating Patients With Mucositis Caused by Radiation Therapy

NCT00003610 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2016-07-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Capsaicin lozenges may be effective treatment for mucositis caused by radiation therapy. It is not yet known whether capsaicin lozenges are more effective than no treatment for mucositis caused by radiation therapy.

PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of capsaicin lozenges in treating patients with mucositis caused by radiation therapy.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

capsaicin

OTHER

placebo

RADIATION

radiation therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Scott Okuno, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-10-31
Primary Completion
2006-07-31
Completion
2006-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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