Comparative Analysis of BioXtra on Xerostomia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The present study compared the efficacy of BioXtra spray and mouth rinse in the relief of radiotherapy-induced xerostomia in patients referred to Cancer Institute, Tehran Imam Khomeini Hospital.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences
• Collaborator: Imam Khomeini Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• complaint of xerostomia after head and neck radiotherapy

• patient must have given written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• age under 18 years

• history of any treatment for cancer in the last 3 months

• recurrence of cancer and end stage of it

• diabetes mellitus

• sjogren syndrome or other medical causes of xerostomia

• drug therapy which might induce xerostomia

• refusal of cooperation or consent