ClinicalTrials.gov record
S9908: Glutamine in Treating Mucositis Caused by Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer of the Mouth or Throat
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00006994
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Official title
S9908, A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial To Study The Efficacy And Safety Of L-Glutamine (In AES0014 Delivery Vehicle) Upon Radiation Therapy-Induced Oral Mucositis In Head and Neck Cancer Patients, Phase III
Brief summary
Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.
RATIONALE: Glutamine may be effective in decreasing side effects, such as inflammation of the mouth and throat, caused by radiation therapy. The effectiveness of glutamine for mucositis is not yet known. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to determine the effectiveness of glutamine in treating patients who develop mucositis following radiation therapy for newly diagnosed cancer of the mouth or throat.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00006994
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 23 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- glutamine Dietary Supplement
- radiation therapy Radiation
- l-glutamine placebo Drug
Dietary Supplement · Radiation · Drug
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 90 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Nov 2001 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2005 (Actual)
- Completion
- Apr 2006 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Nov 18, 2015
2001 – 2006
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 106
- U.S. states
- 32
- U.S. cities
- 71
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBCCOP - Gulf Coast | Mobile | Alabama | 36607 | — |
| CCOP - Western Regional, Arizona | Phoenix | Arizona | 85006-2726 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Phoenix (Carl T. Hayden) | Phoenix | Arizona | 85012 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tucson | Tucson | Arizona | 85723 | — |
| Arizona Cancer Center at University of Arizona Health Sciences Center | Tucson | Arizona | 85724 | — |
| Arkansas Cancer Research Center at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | Arkansas | 72205 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Little Rock (McClellan) | Little Rock | Arkansas | 72205 | — |
| City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center | Duarte | California | 91010-3000 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Long Beach | Long Beach | California | 90822 | — |
| USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital | Los Angeles | California | 90033 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - West Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | 90073 | — |
| Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA | Los Angeles | California | 90095-1781 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic - Martinez | Martinez | California | 94553 | — |
| CCOP - Bay Area Tumor Institute | Oakland | California | 94609-3305 | — |
| Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at University of California Irvine Cancer Center | Orange | California | 92868 | — |
| University of California Davis Cancer Center | Sacramento | California | 95817 | — |
| UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center | San Francisco | California | 94143-0128 | — |
| CCOP - Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa | California | 95403 | — |
| David Grant Medical Center | Travis Air Force Base | California | 94535 | — |
| University of Colorado Cancer Center at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | Aurora | Colorado | 80010 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Denver | Denver | Colorado | 80220 | — |
| MBCCOP - Howard University Cancer Center | Washington D.C. | District of Columbia | 20060 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Tampa (Haley) | Tampa | Florida | 33612 | — |
| CCOP - Atlanta Regional | Atlanta | Georgia | 30342-1701 | — |
| Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center | Fort Gordon | Georgia | 30905-5650 | — |
| MBCCOP - Hawaii | Honolulu | Hawaii | 96813 | — |
| Tripler Army Medical Center | Honolulu | Hawaii | 96859-5000 | — |
| MBCCOP - University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | Illinois | 60612 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Chicago (Westside Hospital) | Chicago | Illinois | 60612 | — |
| CCOP - Central Illinois | Decatur | Illinois | 62526 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Hines (Hines Junior VA Hospital) | Hines | Illinois | 60141 | — |
| Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center at Loyola University Medical Center | Maywood | Illinois | 60153-5500 | — |
| Genesis Regional Cancer Center at Genesis Medical Center | Davenport | Iowa | 52804 | — |
| Kansas Masonic Cancer Research Institute at the University of Kansas Medical Center | Kansas City | Kansas | 66160-7353 | — |
| CCOP - Wichita | Wichita | Kansas | 67214-3882 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Wichita | Wichita | Kansas | 67218 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Lexington | Lexington | Kentucky | 40502-2236 | — |
| Markey Cancer Center at University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center | Lexington | Kentucky | 40536-0084 | — |
| MBCCOP - LSU Health Sciences Center | New Orleans | Louisiana | 70112 | — |
| Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic | New Orleans | Louisiana | 70112 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - New Orleans | New Orleans | Louisiana | 70112 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Shreveport | Shreveport | Louisiana | 71101-4295 | — |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport | Shreveport | Louisiana | 71130-3932 | — |
| Cancer Research Center at Boston Medical Center | Boston | Massachusetts | 02118 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48105 | — |
| CCOP - Michigan Cancer Research Consortium | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48106 | — |
| University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109-0912 | — |
| Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute | Detroit | Michigan | 48201-1379 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Detroit | Detroit | Michigan | 48201-1932 | — |
| Josephine Ford Cancer Center at Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit | Michigan | 48202 | — |
| CCOP - Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | Michigan | 49503 | — |
| CCOP - Beaumont | Royal Oak | Michigan | 48073-6769 | — |
| Providence Cancer Institute at Providence Hospital | Southfield | Michigan | 48075 | — |
| CCOP - Duluth | Duluth | Minnesota | 55805 | — |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Jackson | Mississippi | 39216-4505 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Jackson | Jackson | Mississippi | 39216 | — |
| Keesler Medical Center - Keesler Air Force Base | Keesler Air Force Base | Mississippi | 39534-2576 | — |
| CCOP - Kansas City | Kansas City | Missouri | 64131 | — |
| CCOP - Cancer Research for the Ozarks | Springfield | Missouri | 65807 | — |
| St. Louis University Hospital Cancer Center | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | — |
| CCOP - St. Louis-Cape Girardeau | St Louis | Missouri | 63141 | — |
| CCOP - Montana Cancer Consortium | Billings | Montana | 59101 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - East Orange | East Orange | New Jersey | 07018-1095 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Albuquerque | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 87108-5138 | — |
| MBCCOP - University of New Mexico HSC | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 87131 | — |
| NYU School of Medicine's Kaplan Comprehensive Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10016 | — |
| Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University | New York | New York | 10032 | — |
| James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at University of Rochester Medical Center | Rochester | New York | 14642 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salisbury | Salisbury | North Carolina | 28144 | — |
| CCOP - Southeast Cancer Control Consortium | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27104-4241 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45220-2288 | — |
| Charles M. Barrett Cancer Center at University Hospital | Cincinnati | Ohio | 45267-0501 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195-9001 | — |
| CCOP - Columbus | Columbus | Ohio | 43206 | — |
| Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital - Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio | 43210-1240 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dayton | Dayton | Ohio | 45428-1002 | — |
| CCOP - Dayton | Dayton | Ohio | 45429 | — |
| CCOP - Toledo Community Hospital | Toledo | Ohio | 43623-3456 | — |
| Oklahoma University Medical Center | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 73104 | — |
| Cancer Institute at Oregon Health and Science University | Portland | Oregon | 97201-3098 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Portland | Portland | Oregon | 97207 | — |
| CCOP - Columbia River Oncology Program | Portland | Oregon | 97225 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Charleston | Charleston | South Carolina | 29401-5799 | — |
| Hollings Cancer Center at Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | South Carolina | 29425 | — |
| CCOP - Greenville | Greenville | South Carolina | 29615 | — |
| CCOP - Upstate Carolina | Spartanburg | South Carolina | 29303 | — |
| Danville Radiation Therapy Center | Memphis | Tennessee | 38104 | — |
| University of Tennessee Cancer Institute | Memphis | Tennessee | 38104 | — |
| Harrington Cancer Center | Amarillo | Texas | 79106 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Amarillo | Amarillo | Texas | 79106 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Dallas | Dallas | Texas | 75216 | — |
| Brooke Army Medical Center | Fort Sam Houston | Texas | 78234-6200 | — |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | Texas | 77555-0565 | — |
| University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Texas | 77030-4095 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Houston | Houston | Texas | 77030 | — |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | Texas | 78229-3900 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - San Antonio (Murphy) | San Antonio | Texas | 78229 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Temple | Temple | Texas | 76504 | — |
| CCOP - Scott and White Hospital | Temple | Texas | 76508 | — |
| Huntsman Cancer Institute | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84112-5550 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84148 | — |
| CCOP - Virginia Mason Research Center | Seattle | Washington | 98101 | — |
| Swedish Cancer Institute at Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle | Washington | 98104 | — |
| Veterans Affairs Medical Center - Seattle | Seattle | Washington | 98108 | — |
| CCOP - Northwest | Tacoma | Washington | 98405-0986 | — |
| Madigan Army Medical Center | Tacoma | Washington | 98431-5000 | — |
Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.
Non-U.S. locations
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About this trial record page
- What this page shows
- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00006994, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
- What this page does not do
- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Nov 18, 2015 · Synced Oct 24, 2026
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