Nasal Saline Irrigation After Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Conditions studied: Nasal Obstruction, Rhinitis, Vasomotor, Epistaxis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to learn whether nasal saline irrigation is beneficial to patients undergoing radiation therapy for oropharyngeal cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02338102

Run by

Lisa Shnayder

People needed

36

Starts

2013-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients seen in the KUMC Ear, Nose and Throat clinic with oropharyngeal cancer that have undergone radiation therapy as the primary treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Patients that are at high risk for infection secondary to nasal irrigation
• Patients with autoimmune disease or immune deficiency

Where it is running

• University of Kansas Medical Center — Kansas City, Kansas, United States

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