Head and Neck Department, School of Dentistry, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli-IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Luigi de Crecchio 6, 80138, Naples, Italy.
Support Care Cancer. 2023 Oct 18;31(12):644. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-08090-x.
Radiotherapy-induced xerostomia (RIX) is one of the most common adverse effects of radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck cancer patients (HNC) and a major determinant of survivors' quality of life. The primary objective was to evaluate the reduction of patients' xerostomia symptoms after the utilisation of a sodium-hyaluronate mouthwash compared to a placebo solution. The secondary objectives were to evaluate the improvement of quality of life and to evaluate the patients' satisfaction.
The protocol was approved by the ethical committee (Ref. 50,053/19) and registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT05103124). The study was a double-blind randomised clinical trial (RCT) with a crossover design and was conducted at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Rome.
Thirty-two patients completed the study protocol. Lower values of the modified Xerostomia Questionnaire (XQ) were retrieved when comparing the baseline scores to the ones after the treatment, when compared with placebo (Mann-Whitney U test = 0.01); higher values of patients' satisfaction (Likert scale) and modified XQ were retrieved for the sodium-hyaluronate mouthwash (Mann-Whitney U test = 0.001).
This RCT highlights the advantages of treating RIX with the sodium-hyaluronate mouthwash since it seems to be clinically effective in reducing its symptoms, without any reported adverse events.
gov: NCT05103124 in 17/10/2021.
放疗引起的口干症(RIX)是头颈部癌症患者(HNC)放疗最常见的不良反应之一,也是生存者生活质量的主要决定因素。主要目的是评估与安慰剂溶液相比,使用透明质酸钠漱口水后患者口干症状的减轻程度。次要目标是评估生活质量的改善,并评估患者的满意度。
该方案获得伦理委员会的批准(参考号 50,053/19),并在 ClinicalTrials.gov 注册(ID:NCT05103124)。该研究是一项双盲随机临床试验(RCT),采用交叉设计,在罗马的 Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli 进行。
32 名患者完成了研究方案。与安慰剂相比,当比较基线评分与治疗后评分时,改良 Xerostomia Questionnaire(XQ)的数值更低(Mann-Whitney U 检验=0.01);使用透明质酸钠漱口水时,患者满意度(Likert 量表)和改良 XQ 的数值更高(Mann-Whitney U 检验=0.001)。
这项 RCT 强调了使用透明质酸钠漱口水治疗 RIX 的优势,因为它似乎在减轻其症状方面具有临床效果,且没有报告任何不良事件。
gov:NCT05103124,2021 年 10 月 17 日。