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Efficacy of Traditional Persian Medicine Preparation Versus Artificial Saliva for Radiation Induced Xerostomia

NCT02854358 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-08-03

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Summary

Head and neck cancers(HNC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Xerostomia is one of the most common side effect of radiation therapy among patients with HNC. Mouth dryness significantly impairs patients' quality of life (QOL).

HNC.Regarding to traditional use of A. digitata and M. sylvestris in addition to known their beneficial effects in recent studies, we decided to design a randomized, controlled clinical trial to try to evaluate efficacy of the these herbs in QOL of HNC patients with radiation induced xerostomia

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

mixed powder of A. digitata and M. sylvestris

DRUG

Hypozalix spray (artificial saliva)

Hypozalix spray (artificial saliva)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-02-29

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