Botanical Therapy in Treating Mucositis in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Who Have Undergone Chemoradiation Therapy

NCT01674374 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2013-05-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out what effects (good and bad) SAMITAL (Vaccinium myrtillus extract/Macleaya cordata alkaloids/Echinacea angustifolia extract granules) has on the management of mucositis (inflammation and ulceration that occurs in the mouth) brought on by chemotherapy and radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Conditions

  • Mucositis
  • Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
  • Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
  • Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
  • Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
  • Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
  • Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
  • Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
  • Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
  • Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
  • Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
  • Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
  • Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
  • Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Hypopharynx
  • Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
  • Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
  • Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
  • Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
  • Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
  • Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
  • Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
  • Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity
  • Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
  • Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
  • Tongue Cancer

Interventions

OTHER

placebo

Given PO

PROCEDURE

quality-of-life assessment

Ancillary studies

OTHER

questionnaire administration

Ancillary studies

DRUG

Vaccinium myrtillus/Macleaya cordata/Echinacea angustifolia extract granules

Given PO

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anurag Singh · Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31

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