Study of the Effectiveness of Cevimeline on Oral Health in Patients With Radiation Induced Xerostomia

Phase 4 Completed 54 enrolled American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation Duke University · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of cevimeline (versus placebo) on the oral health of patients who have dry mouth which was caused by radiation therapy that was given for treatment of head and/or neck cancer.

Timeline

Start: 2007-05
Primary completion: 2009-06
Completion: 2009-08

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Cevimeline	Small molecule	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.