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JAPANESE
国立保健医療科学院
UMIN ID: UMIN000010288

Registered date:01/04/2013

The efficacy of pilocarpine for xerostomia induced by radiation therapy at different administration timing.

Basic Information

Recruitment status Pending
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studiedxerostomia
Date of first enrollment2013/05/01
Target sample size20
Countries of recruitmentJapan
Study typeInterventional
Intervention(s)To compare the efficacy of pilocarpine for xerostomia at different administration timing, during and after radiation therapy for head and neck cancer patients.

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcomea visual analog scale xerostomia questionnaire quantity of secreted saliva
Secondary OutcomeOral findings

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimumNot applicable
Age maximumNot applicable
GenderMale and Female
Include criteria
Exclude criteria1. Patients who have contraindication to pilocarpine. 2. Pregnant women or patients who have possibility of pregnancy. 3. Patients the principal investigator deems unsuitable as a subject.

Related Information

Contact

public contact
Name Mariko Moriya
Address unomako@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp Japan
Telephone 086-462-1111
E-mail moriya@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Affiliation Kawasaki Medical School Otorhinolaryngology
scientific contact
Name Masako Uno
Address 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-019 Japan
Telephone 086-462-1111
E-mail unomako@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Affiliation Kawasaki Medical School Otorhinolaryngology