CompletedNot Applicable

Hyperbaric Oxygen and Its Effect on Radiation Induced Long Term Side Effects

United States53 participantsStarted 2013-08

Plain-language summary

The investigators intend to determine if patients that are already undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy one year post treatment with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, experience improvement in xerostomia and/or taste alteration. The investigators will enroll a similar demographic one year post treatment with radiation therapy that does not receive HBO therapy. This is a quality of life study.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * males and females age \> 18 previous radiation therapy to the head and neck region at least one year from end of treatment Exclusion Criteria: * history of parotidectomy history of dementia

What they're measuring

Xerostomia

Timeframe: one year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02450305

SponsorState University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-01-19

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