Clinical trial · Observational
Accompaniment of Patients by Dental Assistants in the Evaluation of Oral Hygiene During and After Radiotherapy Treatment.
Accompaniment of Patients by Dental Assistants in the Evaluation of Oral Hygiene During and After Radiotherapy Treatment: a Feasibility Study.
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 19, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260919-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Feasibility, prospective, monocentric study aiming to evaluate the interest of a written information guide, given and explained by the dental assistant, on the improvement of the oral hygiene of patients with ORL cancer at 3 months post-radiotherapy. The study will be conducted on a population of 44 patients with ORL cancer requiring radiation treatment. Each patient will be followed during 3 months post-radiotherapy (follow-up for up to 12 months post-inclusion).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORL Cancer | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accompaniment by the dental assistant. | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Patients with ORL cancer for which radiotherapy treatment is required.
- interventionNames
- Other: Accompaniment by the dental assistant.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Rate of patients with improved oral hygiene between the inclusion visit and 3 months post-radiotherapy.
- timeFrame
- 3 months per patient
- description
- Improvement is defined as a gross decrease of at least 30% in the plaque index between the inclusion visit and 3 months post-radiotherapy. The plaque index will be evaluated using the O'Leary method.
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Patient satisfaction with the oral hygiene information guide and the consultations performed by the dental assistant.
- timeFrame
- 3 months per patient
- description
- It will be evaluated by means of a satisfaction questionnaire.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥ 18 years at study entry. 2. Patient with ORL cancer requiring radiotherapy (+/- associated chemotherapy). 3. Patient with a plaque index \> or = 30%. 4. Patient affiliated to a social security system in France. 5. Patient having signed informed consent prior to inclusion in the study and prior to any specific procedure for the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women. 2. Any psychological, familial, geographic or sociological condition that does not allow for compliance with the medical follow-up and/or procedures outlined in the study protocol. 3. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under legal protection (curatorship and guardianship, protection of justice).
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTBetancourt S, Cavillon A, Teulieres MC, Cabarrou B, Epstein JB, Vigarios E, Maret D. Educational Interventions in Oral Hygiene for Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Cancer Radiotherapy: A Feasibility Study. J Cancer Educ. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s13187-026-02849-6. Online ahead of print. PMID 42209855