Clinical trial · Observational
Hyperbaric Oxygen and Its Effect on Radiation Induced Long Term Side Effects
NCT02450305CI-TRIAL-00058275completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of Head and Neck | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Treated with HBO
- description
- QOL questionnaires at 5 time points for those having HBO therapy at least one year post radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, daily x6 weeks
- label
- Not treated with HBO
- description
- QOL questionnaires for those at least one year post radiation therapy for head and neck cancer at 5 times points.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Xerostomia
- timeFrame
- one year
- description
- The improvement of xerostomia following HBO therapy will be measured using standard RTOG head and neck cancer questionnaires.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Taste alteration
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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
References
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