Capsaicin Lozenges in Treating Patients With Mucositis Caused by Radiation Therapy
Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer, Radiation Toxicity
In brief
RATIONALE: Capsaicin lozenges may be effective treatment for mucositis caused by radiation therapy. It is not yet known whether capsaicin lozenges are more effective than no treatment for mucositis caused by radiation therapy. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to study the effectiveness of capsaicin lozenges in treating patients with mucositis caused by radiation therapy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00003610
- Run by
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
- People needed
- 18
- Starts
- 1998-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-07-13
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- CCOP - Scottsdale Oncology Program — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
- CCOP - Illinois Oncology Research Association — Peoria, Illinois, United States
- CCOP - Carle Cancer Center — Urbana, Illinois, United States
- CCOP - Cedar Rapids Oncology Project — Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- CCOP - Iowa Oncology Research Association — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Siouxland Hematology-Oncology — Sioux City, Iowa, United States
- CCOP - Wichita — Wichita, Kansas, United States
- CCOP - Duluth — Duluth, Minnesota, United States
- Mayo Clinic Cancer Center — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- CentraCare Clinic — Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
- CCOP - Missouri Valley Cancer Consortium — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Quain & Ramstad Clinic, P.C. — Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
- Altru Health Systems — Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital Oncology Program — Toledo, Ohio, United States
- CCOP - Geisinger Clinical and Medical Center — Danville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Rapid City Regional Hospital — Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
- CCOP - Sioux Community Cancer Consortium — Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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