Early Radiation Dermatitis Clinical Trial
Official title:
Mometasone Furoate Cream Reduces Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas' Patients Receiving Radiation Therapy
Radiation dermatitis is an acute effect of radiation therapy,Especially in the neck skin of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas' patients.The investigators wanted to confirm the benefit of mometasone furoate (MF) in preventing acute radiation reactions, as shown in a previous study.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 160 |
Est. completion date | December 2016 |
Est. primary completion date | December 2016 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 12 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - pathological diagnosis for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and - going to have radiotherapy. Exclusion Criteria: - pregnant, - lactating women, - infants, - elderly people with atrophy skin, - allergic constitution patients, - the corresponding parts of 5 radiotherapy skin ulceration or infection and - allergic patients to Mometasone Furoate Cream. |
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Bio-availability Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Country | Name | City | State |
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China | oncology department of Mian yang central Hosptial | Mianyang | Sichuan |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Yao Liao |
China,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | the mean Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) skin dermatitis score | The investigators descriph the skin dermatitis scores every week during radiation therapy and the later two weeks as follows:The scores were 0 = no visible change; 1 = faint or dull erythema; 2 = tender or bright erythema with or without moist desquamation; 3 = patchy moist desquamation with moderate edema; and 4= confluent moist desquamation with pitting edema. | seven weeks | No |