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TerminatedNCT04117477Updated Feb 8, 2023

Xylitol - Healthcare Associated Infection Reduction in Stem Cell Transplant Patients

A Phase 2 interventional study of Xylitol and Placebo in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation, sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-02-08.

Sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Why this study was terminated
A new multisite study was opened in place of this study.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
46
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

The central hypothesis is that daily dental xylitol wipes, in addition to current oral care practice, are effective at reducing BSI from oral organisms, and decreasing the incidence of gingivitis, oral plaque, and oral ulcerations after SCT.

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Our long-term goal is to develop and disseminate clinically relevant, and easily adoptable strategies to prevent BSI and improve outcomes after SCT. The overall objective of this proposal is to identify a clinically effective strategy to prevent or reduce BSI secondary to bacterial translocation through oral injured mucosa .

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Conditions studied

  • Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
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In context

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati is the lead sponsor of 673 studies on the registry; 134 are open to participants now.

Of its 56 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 31 (55%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients of any age undergoing SCT.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior proton or photon radiation treatment for cancer of the oral cavity, head or neck; cranial boost in patients receiving total body irradiation; known history of allergy to xylitol; inability to use a mouth rinse or dental wipes.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
46 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Xylitol wipes

    Drug: Xylitol

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo wipes

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • Xylitol dental wipes

  • OtherPlacebo

    Placebo dental wipes

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of bacteremia in the first 30 days post-HSCT with oral organisms

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Incidence of bacteremia in the first 30 days post-HSCT with any organism

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of dental plaque

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Incidence of gingival inflammation

    Time frame: 30 days

  3. Incidence of mucosal ulceration

    Time frame: 30 days

  4. Incidence of oral mucositis

    Time frame: 30 days

  5. Incidence of oral microbiome diversity

    Time frame: 30 days

  6. Incidence of oral pathogenic bacteria burden

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 8, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04117477
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 7, 2019
Start date
Sep 27, 2019
Primary completion
Mar 20, 2021
Completion
Mar 20, 2021
Last update
Feb 8, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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