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Acetylcysteine Rinse in Reducing Saliva Thickness and Mucositis in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02123511
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Official title
A Randomized, Double-Blind Pilot Study of N-Acetylcysteine Mucoadherent Rinse Versus Placebo for Thickened Secretions and Mucositis Secondary to Chemoradiotherapy in the Management of Head and Neck Malignancies
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02123511
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Lead sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Other
- Enrollment
- 34 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
- Mucositis
- Oral Complications
- Recurrent Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Recurrent Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
- Recurrent Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx
- Recurrent Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx
- Recurrent Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Recurrent Salivary Gland Cancer
- Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
- Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Recurrent Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage I Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage I Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
- Stage I Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage I Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx
- Stage I Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage I Salivary Gland Cancer
- Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage I Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage I Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage II Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage II Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
- Stage II Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage II Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx
- Stage II Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage II Salivary Gland Cancer
- Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage II Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage II Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage III Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage III Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
- Stage III Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage III Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx
- Stage III Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage III Salivary Gland Cancer
- Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage III Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IV Lymphoepithelioma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage IV Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx
- Stage IVA Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVA Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
- Stage IVA Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx
- Stage IVA Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVA Salivary Gland Cancer
- Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage IVA Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVB Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVB Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
- Stage IVB Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx
- Stage IVB Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVB Salivary Gland Cancer
- Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage IVB Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVC Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVC Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Lip
- Stage IVC Lymphoepithelioma of the Oropharynx
- Stage IVC Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Stage IVC Salivary Gland Cancer
- Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lip and Oral Cavity
- Stage IVC Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Stage IVC Verrucous Carcinoma of the Larynx
- Stage IVC Verrucous Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity
- Tongue Cancer
Interventions
- acetylcysteine Drug
- placebo Other
- quality-of-life assessment Other
- questionnaire administration Other
Drug · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 31, 2014
- Primary completion
- Mar 21, 2016
- Completion
- Jul 1, 2018
- Last update posted
- Apr 29, 2019
2014 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 4
- U.S. cities
- 5
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic in Arizona | Scottsdale | Arizona | 85259 | — |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | — |
| State University of New York Upstate Medical University | Syracuse | New York | 13210 | — |
| Bismarck Cancer Center | Bismarck | North Dakota | 58501 | — |
| Altru Cancer Center | Grand Forks | North Dakota | 58201 | — |
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