NCT04800549

Effect of Black Mulberry Lollipop on Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Children

The Effect of Black Mulberry Lollipop and Sodium Bicarbonate Used in Oral Care on Prevention of Oral Mucositis Among Children Receiving Chemotherapy Due to Cancer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 69 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sapanca Ilce Devlet Hastanesi · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

THE EFFECT OF BLACK MULBERRY LOLLIPOP AND SODIUM BICARBONATE USED IN ORAL CARE ON PREVENTION OF ORAL MUCOSITIS AMONG CHILDREN RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY DUE TO CANCER

Detailed description

The study was conducted experimentally to determine the effect of black mulberry lollipop and sodium bicarbonate used in oral care on prevention of oral mucositis in children followed up due to the diagnosis of cancer. Sodium bicarbonate and black mulberry treatment were compared to prevent oral mucositis in 69 children receiving chemotherapy due to cancer. While 35 children were assigned to the experimental group (sodium bicarbonate + black mulberry lollipop application), 34 were assigned to the control group (sodium bicarbonate application).

Conditions

• Oral Mucositis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Oral Mucositis	The data of the study were obtained by conducting six interviews with each child and the family. The first interview was conducted before starting to treatment on the first day of the treatment, the second interview was conducted on the 2nd day after the treatment and the following interviews were conducted on the 4th, 8th, 16th, and 21st days and in-mouth mucosa of the patient was evaluated by taking in-mouth pictures following interviewing with the child and the family. Oral care application was conducted four times a day with sodium bicarbonate solution and a lollipop made with black mulberry syrup (after meals and before going to the bed at night). Oral care was first conducted by the researcher, the oral care was then taught to the patient and patient's relatives and the application was evaluated. Figure 1 shows the study design.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-02-01
• Primary completion: 2017-02-01
• Completion: 2017-02-01
• First posted: 2021-03-16
• Last updated: 2021-03-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)