drugset / Trial / NCT02868151
Effect of Oral Vitamin C in Assessing the Severity of Oral Mucositis in Chemoradiation of Head and Neck Cancers
Phase 2/3
Completed
180 enrolled
Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre
MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Center · collabSaveetha University · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindSupportive care
Summary
The surrounding controversies both advocating and simultaneously opposing the use of vitamin C, mostly extrapolating animal models to human models, it has not been used individually to assess the severity of oral mucositis during chemoradiotherapy. The present study is undertaken to evaluate the effect of vitamin C oral supplements in assessing the severity of oral mucositis during chemoradiotherapy for oral cancer.
Timeline
- Start
- 2016-08
- Primary completion
- 2017-12
- Completion
- 2018-10
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Vitamin C | Other / unclassified | 1 g | Oral |
| Subject | Zinc Sulfate | Unknown | 50 mg | Oral |