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NCT01439724 · STUDY IN CONTEXT

Low-level Laser Therapy to Prevent Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Patients

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Full draft applicability and source-link record
trial
release id
clinical-indications-draft-1
disease state id
ds-hypopharyngeal-cancer
nct id
NCT01439724
trial label
Low-level Laser Therapy to Prevent Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Patients
applicability
narrower
applicability note
Linked by condition-string match at the cancer-entity level. The study's eligibility - stage, biomarker, treatment line and prior therapy - has not been reconciled against this page's definition, so its population is narrower than this page in ways not yet recorded. The condition was transformed or resolved through the terminology hierarchy to reach this cancer type, so the link itself is a candidate a reviewer must confirm.
curation status
draft
reviewed by
Source null
reviewed at
Source null
created at
2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
provenance class
registry-condition-search
discovery note
Found by searching ClinicalTrials.gov for this cancer type, restricted to studies that have posted results to the registry. No FDA notice, FDA label or NCI summary held by this site cites this study. Because the search asked for posted results, studies without posted results were never looked for, so their absence from this page means nothing.
outcome Count
2
harms Count
2
qol Count
0
outcomes
  1. release id
    clinical-indications-draft-1
    disease state id
    ds-hypopharyngeal-cancer
    nct id
    NCT01439724
    outcome key
    om-0000
    source section id
    NCT01439724-om-0000
    source outcome index
    0
    endpoint
    Incidence and / or Severity of Oral Mucositis
    endpoint definition
    The oral cavities of all patients were evaluated daily, from the first day until the last day of treatment. We used the scales of mucositis of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale (OMAS) and a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain assessment.
    time origin
    7 weeks
    analysis role
    primary
    reporting status
    POSTED
    data cutoff
    Source null
    population note
    Data related to the primary endpoint were handled in a per protocol treatment analysis.
    curation status
    draft
    reviewed by
    Source null
    reviewed at
    Source null
    created at
    2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
  2. release id
    clinical-indications-draft-1
    disease state id
    ds-hypopharyngeal-cancer
    nct id
    NCT01439724
    outcome key
    om-0001
    source section id
    NCT01439724-om-0001
    source outcome index
    1
    endpoint
    Oral Mucositis Survival Free, Pain, Opioid Treatment, Hospitalization, Treatment Interruption, Treatment Delay, Patient Weight Loss, Nasogastric Tube or of a Gastrostomy.
    endpoint definition
    Oral mucositis survival free, pain, opioid treatment, hospitalization, treatment interruption, treatment delay, patient weight loss, nasogastric tube or of a gastrostomy.The oral cavities of all patients were evaluated, from the first day to the last day of treatment.
    time origin
    7 weeks
    analysis role
    secondary
    reporting status
    NOT_POSTED
    data cutoff
    Source null
    population note
    Source null
    curation status
    draft
    reviewed by
    Source null
    reviewed at
    Source null
    created at
    2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
arms
  1. release id
    clinical-indications-draft-1
    disease state id
    ds-hypopharyngeal-cancer
    nct id
    NCT01439724
    outcome key
    om-0000
    arm key
    OG000
    arm label
    Placebo
    regimen
    Patients in the placebo group received the same treatment during the same time, but in this case the laser tip produced no light. Placebo (DMC, São Paulo, Brazil): The placebo (DMC, São Paulo, Brazil) was daily applied by a dentist and touched the mucosa of the lips, right and left buccal mucosa, left and right lateral tongue border, buccal floor and ventral tongue, totaling nine points per region.Patients in the placebo group received the same treatment during the same time, but in this case the laser tip produced no light.
    analyzed count
    47
    analyzed unit
    Participants
    is comparator
    Source null
    source pointer
    NCT01439724-om-0000#groups/OG000
  2. release id
    clinical-indications-draft-1
    disease state id
    ds-hypopharyngeal-cancer
    nct id
    NCT01439724
    outcome key
    om-0000
    arm key
    OG001
    arm label
    Low Level Laser Therapy
    regimen
    The investigators used a diode laser (DMC, São Paulo, Brazil) InGaAlP (indium phosphide, gallium and aluminum), with 100 mW, 4J/cm ², with an area of 0.24 cm ². The laser was daily applied by a dentist and touched the mucosa of the lips, right and left buccal mucosa, left and right lateral tongue border, buccal floor and ventral tongue, totaling nine points per region. Low Level Laser Therapy- (DMC, São Paulo, Brazil): Diode laser (DMC,São Paulo, Brazil) InGaAlP (indium phosphide, gallium and aluminum), with 100 mW, 4J/cm ², with an area of 0.24 cm ². The laser was daily applied by a dentist and touched the mucosa of the lips, right and left buccal mucosa, left and right lateral tongue border, buccal floor and ventral tongue, totaling nine points per region.
    analyzed count
    47
    analyzed unit
    Participants
    is comparator
    Source null
    source pointer
    NCT01439724-om-0000#groups/OG001
harms
  1. release id
    clinical-indications-draft-1
    disease state id
    ds-hypopharyngeal-cancer
    nct id
    NCT01439724
    harm key
    EG000
    source section id
    NCT01439724-ae
    event group key
    EG000
    event group label
    Placebo
    serious affected
    17
    serious at risk
    47
    other affected
    17
    other at risk
    47
    frequency threshold
    0
    collection period
    3 years
    event definition
    Source null
    undenominated note
    Source null
    curation status
    draft
    reviewed by
    Source null
    reviewed at
    Source null
    created at
    2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
  2. release id
    clinical-indications-draft-1
    disease state id
    ds-hypopharyngeal-cancer
    nct id
    NCT01439724
    harm key
    EG001
    source section id
    NCT01439724-ae
    event group key
    EG001
    event group label
    Low Level Laser Therapy
    serious affected
    15
    serious at risk
    47
    other affected
    10
    other at risk
    47
    frequency threshold
    0
    collection period
    3 years
    event definition
    Source null
    undenominated note
    Source null
    curation status
    draft
    reviewed by
    Source null
    reviewed at
    Source null
    created at
    2026-09-10T00:00:00Z
quality of life
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