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Radiation therapy remains the principal treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The most frequently occurred radiation-related side effect is probably the radiation-induced oral mucositis (OM), which affects up to 100% of NPC patients receiving radiation therapy. When severe, oral mucositis increases the risk of infection and may compromise clinical outcomes by necessitating treatment breaks, dosage reductions, and reduced therapy compliance. In China, a quadruple mixture, composed of dexamethasone, gentamicin, vitamin B12, and procaine, is commonly prescribed when NPC patients begin to suffer from radiation-induced OM. However, the incidence of radiation-induced OM is still quite high. Oral Ulcer Gargle (FORRAD®) is a proprietary viscous liquid mucoadhesive hydrogel formulation. It creates a palliative barrier over injured mucosa, to prevent and to cure radiation-induced OM. The objective of this randomized phase II study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Oral Ulcer Gargle (FORRAD®) as an intervention for radiation-induced OM in the treatment of NPC, compared with the commonly used quadruple mixture, which is composed of dexamethasone, gentamicin, vitamin B12, and procaine.


Clinical Trial Description

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common malignances in South China. Radiation therapy remains the principal treatment for NPC. The most frequently occurred radiation-related side effect is probably the radiation-induced oral mucositis (OM), which affects up to 100% of NPC patients receiving radiation therapy. Although intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been widely used in China nowadays, the incidence of radiation-induced oral mucositis is still high. OM can decrease patients' oral intake and nutrition, leading to dehydration, weight loss, and declining performance status that may require intravenous fluid hydration, feeding tube placement, and hospitalization. OM also may increase opioid use. When severe, oral mucositis increases the risk of infection and may compromise clinical outcomes by necessitating treatment breaks, dosage reductions, and reduced therapy compliance. Common clinical management strategies include bland rinses, topical anesthetics and analgesics, mucosal coating agents, and systemic analgesics. However, none of these interventions has been supported by conclusive evidence. In China, a quadruple mixture, composed of dexamethasone, gentamicin, vitamin B12, and procaine, is commonly prescribed when NPC patients begin to suffer from radiation-induced OM.

Oral Ulcer Gargle (FORRAD®) is a proprietary viscous liquid mucoadhesive hydrogel formulation. It creates a palliative barrier over injured mucosa, to prevent and to cure radiation-induced OM.

The objective of this randomized phase II study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Oral Ulcer Gargle (FORRAD®) as an intervention for radiation-induced OM in the treatment of NPC, compared with the commonly used quadruple mixture, which is composed of dexamethasone, gentamicin, vitamin B12, and procaine. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT02735317
Study type Interventional
Source Sun Yat-sen University
Contact Yun-fei Xia, M.D.
Phone +86-20-87343096
Email xiayf@sysucc.org.cn
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 2
Start date April 2016
Completion date June 2017

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