Clinical trial · Interventional
Photon Therapy Face Mask on Dermatitis Post Head and Neck Radiotherapy
Response Of RTOG Scale and Dermoscopy to Photon Therapy Face Mask on Dermatitis Post Head and Neck Radiotherapy
- 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)
A randomized controlled trial (RCT), 60 HNC patients who underwent radiotherapy (RT) with or without chemotherapy represented the sample of the study. They were assigned randomly into two equal groups, control group (CG) and study group (SG). Routine methods of nursing were given during radiotherapy including health education, skin self-care, and skin protective agent for both groups CG and SG. The patients in study group treated with photon therapy (3x/week) for 6 weeks with a total of 18 sessions. The severity of skin reactions was assessed by the criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and dermoscopy for both groups were recorded.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Cancers - Nasopharyngeal | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| photon therapy face mask | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- study group (SG)
- description
- The patients in study group treated with photon therapy (3x/week) for 6 weeks with a total of 18 sessions and Routine methods of nursing were given during radiotherapy including health education, skin self-care, and skin protective agent .The severity of skin reactions was assessed by the criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and dermoscopy for both groups were recorded.
- interventionNames
- Device: photon therapy face mask
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- control group (CG)
- description
- Routine methods of nursing were given during radiotherapy including health education, skin self-care, and skin protective agent for control groups CG.The severity of skin reactions was assessed by the criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and dermoscopy for both groups were recorded.
- interventionNames
- Device: photon therapy face mask
Primary outcomes (2)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 30 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients were free from any skin diseases, All patients enrolled to this study signed their informed consent,All the patients who had Nasopharyngeal tumor receiving radiotherapy who participated in this study, diagnosed by an oncologist and confirmed by MRI, C.T and laboratory investigations). Exclusion Criteria: * patients with communication disorders, patients who were unwilling to take part in this treatment, patients with tumor recurrence, patients with tumor stage 3 or more and patients with skin diseases
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