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The Effect of Honey on Xerostomia and Oral Mucositis

NCT01465308 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2014-10-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of pure honey will help in the treatment of radiation induced xerostomia and oral mucositis (symptom management)

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Honey mouthwash

The patients in the intervention group will receive honey mouthwash 15 minutes before the radiotherapy session, 15 minutes after and 6 hours after the radiotherapy session

OTHER

Normal Saline

Saline rinses 15 minutes before radiotherapy, 15 minutes after, and 6 hours after radiotherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cyprus University of Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andreas Charalambous, PhD · Cyprus University of Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-09-30
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • Cyprus

Study Locations

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Diseases

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