NCT02044562

Dietary Nitrate on Plasma Nitrate Levels for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

Study of Dietary Nitrate on Plasma Nitrate Levels for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Receiving Concurrent Chemo-radiotherapy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Capital Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether dietary nitrate supplementation could improve the plasma nitrate levels for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving concurrent chemo-radiation therapy.

Detailed description

Twenty patients diagnosed as nasopharyngeal carcinoma will be recruited. A 70 ml beetroot juice containing 0.45g nitrate or placebo will be provided to the patients for 7 days at the end of the radiotherapy . The plasma nitrate levels will be determined before radiotherapy, before intervention and after intervention.

Conditions

• Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	nitrate supplementation	A 70 ml beetroot juice containing 0.45g nitrate will be provided to the patients for 7 days at the end of the radiotherapy.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	A 70 ml placebo containing 0 g nitrate will be provided to the patients for 7 days at the end of the radiotherapy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-09-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-01
• Completion: 2014-09-01
• First posted: 2014-01-24
• Last updated: 2014-01-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China