Effect of low-level laser therapy on patient reported measures of oral mucositis and quality of life in head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiotherapy - A randomized controlled trial

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1421-1428

  Gautam, Ajay Prashad ^a   Fernandes, Donald J ^a   Vidyasagar, Mamidipudi S ^b   Maiya, Arun G ^a   Nigudgi, Shantling ^c  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Apollo Cancer Hospital ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Chemoradiotherapy; Head and neck cancer; Low level laser therapy; Oral mucositis; Oral mucositis weekly questionnaire head and neck; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CANCER TREATMENT HEAD AND NECK QUESTIONNAIRE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL MUCOSITIS; ORAL MUCOSITIS WEEKLY QUESTIONNAIRE HEAD AND NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIPLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STOMATITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879695243     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1684-4     Document Type: Article

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