NCT02338102

Nasal Saline Irrigation After Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer

Nasal Saline Irrigation After Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lisa Shnayder · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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

Detailed description

In this study, subjects are randomized to one of two study arms. They are either randomized to receive nasal saline irrigation treatment (treatment group) or not to receive any nasal irrigation treatment (control group). Subjects randomized to the treatment group will be provided with saline packets to mix with water. All study subjects will be asked to complete questionnaires during the study. If a subject completes all study related activities, their total length of participation in the study will last about 2 months.

Conditions

• Nasal Obstruction
• Rhinitis, Vasomotor
• Epistaxis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Saline mixture	premeasured salt packets mixed with distilled water

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2015-05-01
• First posted: 2015-01-14
• Last updated: 2015-11-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States