NCT06690346

Systematic Oral Education for Prevention of Oral-related Complications Caused by Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer

Systematic Oral Care Education for Preventing Oral Complications in Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Malignancies: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: West China Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A study on the efficacy of systematic oral health education for the prevention of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors

Detailed description

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of systematic oral health education for oral-related complications in patients with head and neck malignant tumors who receive radiotherapy. The main question it aims to answer is: the efficacy of systematic oral health education for the prevention oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors Participants will: be given systematic oral health education or routine oral health education be evaluated to learn the efficacy of systematic oral health education for the prevention of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors Researchers will compare systematic oral health education group with routine oral health education group to see if systematic oral health education has good efficacy for the prevention of oral-related complications caused by radiotherapy for head and neck malignant tumors.

Conditions

• Malignant Tumor of Head and/or Neck
• Radiotherapy; Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Systematic oral health education	Provide systematic oral health education to patients in experimental group, including oral hygiene instruction and dietary instruction
OTHER	Routine oral health education	Provide routine oral health education to patients in control group, including routine oral self-care instruction

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-26
• Primary completion: 2025-06-26
• Completion: 2025-06-26
• First posted: 2024-11-15
• Last updated: 2026-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China