Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy on Prevention of Radiotherapy Induced Xerostomia in Cancer Patients.

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of low level laser on radiotherapy induced xerostomia to improve oral function and decrease oral complication due to hyposalivation and thus enhancing survival.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Nada Yousef
• Treatments: Citric Acid; Sodium Citrate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• - Age range between 25-55 years.

• All patients included in the study established HNC and will receive radiotherapy encompassing major salivary glands accompanied or not by surgery.

• All patients enrolled to the study will have their informed consent.

• Both genders will participate in the study.

• All the patients were examined medically by oncologist

Exclusion Criteria:

• - Diabetes mellitus,

• Autoimmune diseases as sjorgen syndrome by established diagnosis criteria.

• Infectious diseases

• Collagen diseases, as were those with incipient tumors (stage T1 or T2) limited to the larynx, as well as those with trismus (reduced mouth opening capacity) due to surgical sequelae.

• xerostomic drugs (antiretroviral medications, antihistamines, anticholinergics, antihypertensives, decongestants, narcotic analgesics, tricyclic antidepressants)