Status:

RECRUITING

Customized 3D Printed Oral Stents During Head and Neck Radiotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Conditions:

Head and Neck Carcinoma

Malignant Parotid Gland Neoplasm

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This clinical trial studies the effect of customized 3 dimensional (3D) printed oral tents on patients with head and neck cancer who are receiving radiotherapy. Oral stents are made from the impressio...

Detailed Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To evaluate the acute mucositis rates in non-target mucosa of patients who receive head and neck radiation with or without a customized 3D printed oral stent. SECONDARY OBJECTI...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participant is dispositioned to receive 5-7 weeks of definitive or adjuvant radiotherapy for treatment of a diagnosed head and neck malignancy
  • Age 18 or older
  • ECOG PS 0-2
  • The participant will receive either (a) radiation alone or (b) radiation with concurrent chemotherapy of any kind(s)
  • Signed study-specific consent form

Exclusion

  • Prior head and neck radiotherapy
  • Participants is unable to fit a tongue-lateralizing or tongue-depressing stent
  • Severe trismus with an incisal opening of \<10 mm
  • Inability to comply with the study procedures
  • Participants younger than 18 years of age
  • Participants must not be pregnant
  • Cognitively impaired subjects

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 26 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

119 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04870762

Start Date

May 26 2021

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

October 8 2025

Active Locations (7)

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Banner Health/Banner Research

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85234

2

Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32207

3

Community MD Anderson Cancer Center East

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46219

4

Community MD Anderson Cancer Center South

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46227