Evaluation of an Oral Care Programme for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
ConditionHead and Neck Cancer
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorGöteborg University
About this trial
This study will evaluate the effect of an intensified oral care programme on prevalence, severity and duration of mucositis in patients undergoing treatment for cancer in the head and neck region.
Patients in the control group get professional oral care once a week.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients scheduled to receive full dose of curative RT including major salivary glands in the radiation field
Disqualifiers
Patients with recurrent cancer
Patients with severe cognitive impairment.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Oral care programme
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Göteborg University
Lead sponsor
Ryhov County Hospital
Collaborator
Region Jönköping County
Collaborator
Swedish Cancer Foundation
Collaborator
Kalmar County Hospital
Collaborator
Norrlands University Hospital
Collaborator
The Sjöberg Foundation
Collaborator
TUA research funding: The Sahlgrenska Academy/Region Västra Götaland
Collaborator
Malmö University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov