A randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of zinc sulfate supplementation for alleviation of radiation-induced oral mucositis and pharyngitis in head and neck cancer patients

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 69-76

  Sangthawan, Duangjai ^a   Phungrassami, Temsak ^a   Sinkitjarurnchai, Wattana ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Oral mucositis; Pharyngitis; Radiation therapy; Zinc sulfate

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COBALT 60; HEMOGLOBIN; INFUSION FLUID; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; PROTEIN; ZINC; ZINC SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MOUTH PAIN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; ORAL MUCOSITIS; PHARYNGITIS; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SORE THROAT; SUPPLEMENTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ASTRINGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PLACEBOS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZINC SULFATE;

EID: 84873198393     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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