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Coconut Oil: Managing Radiation-Induced Xerostomia

NCT03176368 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2018-04-17

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Summary

This study will seek to assess the experience of using of coconut oil as an approach to managing radiation-induced xerostomia in patients previously treated for cancer in the head and neck. There is a high prevalence of radiation-induced xerostomia in this patient population, and the condition has significant negative impact on patients' quality of life. There is currently no agreed-upon standard of care for the treatment of this condition. Anecdotal evidence from patients and both physicians and allied healthcare providers suggests improvement in this condition with the use of coconut oil, but this has not previously been formally studied. We therefore propose a case series study to formally assess the tolerability and efficacy of coconut oil as an approach to managing radiation-induced xerostomia.

Conditions

  • Xerostomia

Interventions

OTHER

Coconut Oil

Coconut Oil

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephanie Johnson-Obaseki, MD · The Ottawa Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-10-05
Primary Completion
2018-06-15
Completion
2018-09-15

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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