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Status unknownNCT04317183Updated Mar 23, 2020

Topical Chamomile in Preventing Chemotherapy-induced Oral Mucositis

A Phase 2 interventional study of chamomile topical oral gel and Miconazole Topical Gel in Oral Mucositis Due to Chemotherapy, sponsored by Hams Hamed Abdelrahman. Status unknown at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-03-23.

Sponsored by Hams Hamed Abdelrahman · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 10 months after the study started (first participant enrolled May 2019, registered Mar 2020).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
45
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

the main aim of this study is to clinically assess the effectiveness of topical chamomile oral gel in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.

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The study was designed as a randomized, controlled, clinical trial. patients who were undergoing to receive chemotherapy were divided into three groups: Group I: was given conventional treatment. Group II: was given topical oral gel of chamomile. Group III: was given topical oral gel of chamomile in combination with the conventional treatment.

All patients have clinically evaluated at the start of the chemotherapy and three weeks later for pain and oral mucositis severity.

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Conditions studied

  • Oral Mucositis Due to Chemotherapy

Keywords

  • oral mucositis, chemotherapy, chamomile.
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In context

Mucositis

488 studies on the registry are indexed under Mucositis; 70 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 45 is close to the median of 50 across 394 interventional studies indexed under Mucositis.

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Lead sponsor

Hams Hamed Abdelrahman is the lead sponsor of 107 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who are going to receive 5-Fluoroucil (5-FU) based chemotherapy regime.

Males and females with an age of not less than 20 years and not exceeding 70 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

    1. Patients suffering from any uncontrolled systemic diseases that affect integrity of the epithelium (such as diabetes, cardiovascular, liver disorder and renal dysfunction) 2. Pregnant and lactating women 3. Patients with findings of any physical or mental abnormality which would interfere with or be affected by the study procedure
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
45 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Chamomile topical gel

    Topical oral chamomile gel three times daily for three weeks. Topical oral chamomile gel is prepared with the aid of Pharmacognosy and pharmaceutics departments, faculty of pharmacy, Alexandria University and mucoadhesive hydrogels (Carbopol® 970).

    Drug: chamomile topical oral gel

  • Active comparator
    conventional therapy

    Conventional therapy (symptomatic treatment) which included: Miconaz oral gel BBC oral spray Oracure gel Dose: Three times a day for three weeks

    Drug: Miconazole Topical Gel · Drug: BBC oral spray · Drug: Oracure gel

  • Experimental
    combination therapy

    Topical oral chamomile gel three times daily for three weeks in combination with the symptomatic treatment Symptomatic treatment which included: Miconaz oral gel BBC oral spray Oracure gel Symptomatic treatment dose: Three times a day for three weeks

    Drug: chamomile topical oral gel · Drug: Miconazole Topical Gel · Drug: BBC oral spray · Drug: Oracure gel

Interventions

  • Drugchamomile topical oral gel

    Chemical constituents of chamomile, such as bisabolol, chamazulene, and the flavonoids apigenin and luteolin, possess anti-inflammatory properties.

  • DrugMiconazole Topical Gel

    topical anti fungal agent

  • DrugBBC oral spray

    Topical anesthetics and anti-inflammatory agent

  • DrugOracure gel

    Topical analgesic gel

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in severity of oral mucositis at different time points along the study

    Oral mucositis will be evaluated by the World Health Organization (WHO) scale which record the extent and severity of oral mucositis at the third week after the first chemotherapy session.

    Time frame: Up to 3 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain and discomfort severity at different time points along the study: Numeric Rating Scale

    Discomfort and pain severity were reported by each patient using Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) at the first , second and third week after the chemotherapy session.

    Time frame: Up to 3 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Outpatient clinic of Department of Clinical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine
    Alexandria, Egypt
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Presibella MM, Villas-Bôas LDB, Belletti KMdS, Santos CAdM, Weffort-Santos AM. Comparison of chemical constituents of Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert essential oil and its anti-chemotactic activity. Brazilian archives of biology and technology. 2006;49(5):717-24.
  • Ferreira E, Vasques C, Jesus C, Reis P. Topical effects of Chamomilla recutita in skin damage: a literature review. 2015.
  • Tadbir AA, Pourshahidi S, Ebrahimi H, Hajipour Z, Memarzade MR, Shirazian SJJoHM. The effect of Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile) extract in Orabase on minor aphthous stomatitis, a randomized clinical trial. 2015;5(2):71-6.
  • Fidler P, Loprinzi CL, O'Fallon JR, Leitch JM, Lee JK, Hayes DL, Novotny P, Clemens-Schutjer D, Bartel J, Michalak JC. Prospective evaluation of a chamomile mouthwash for prevention of 5-FU-induced oral mucositis. Cancer. 1996 Feb 1;77(3):522-5. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19960201)77:33.0.CO;2-6. PubMed 8630960 ↗
  • Braga FT, Santos AC, Bueno PC, Silveira RC, Santos CB, Bastos JK, Carvalho EC. Use of Chamomilla recutita in the Prevention and Treatment of Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Randomized, Controlled, Phase II Clinical Trial. Cancer Nurs. 2015 Jul-Aug;38(4):322-9. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000194. PubMed 25232958 ↗
  • Baydar M, Dikilitas M, Sevinc A, Aydogdu I. Prevention of oral mucositis due to 5-fluorouracil treatment with oral cryotherapy. J Natl Med Assoc. 2005 Aug;97(8):1161-4. PubMed 16173332 ↗
  • Sonis ST, Elting LS, Keefe D, Peterson DE, Schubert M, Hauer-Jensen M, Bekele BN, Raber-Durlacher J, Donnelly JP, Rubenstein EB; Mucositis Study Section of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; International Society for Oral Oncology. Perspectives on cancer therapy-induced mucosal injury: pathogenesis, measurement, epidemiology, and consequences for patients. Cancer. 2004 May 1;100(9 Suppl):1995-2025. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20162. PubMed 15108222 ↗
  • Rubenstein EB, Peterson DE, Schubert M, Keefe D, McGuire D, Epstein J, Elting LS, Fox PC, Cooksley C, Sonis ST; Mucositis Study Section of the Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer; International Society for Oral Oncology. Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cancer therapy-induced oral and gastrointestinal mucositis. Cancer. 2004 May 1;100(9 Suppl):2026-46. doi: 10.1002/cncr.20163. PubMed 15108223 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 23, 2020, 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
NCT04317183
Lead sponsor
Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
Responsible party
Hams Hamed Abdelrahman (Assistant lecturer, Alexandria University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Mar 23, 2020
Start date
May 15, 2019
Primary completion
Mar 15, 2020
Completion
Mar 30, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 23, 2020

Study contacts

Mahmoud Elhadad, BDS
Contact
elhadad2008@gmail.com
01009394469
Ehsan El-Negomy, PhD
study director · Alexandria University
Maha Talaab, PhD
study director · Alexandria University
Reham Ibrahim, Phd
study director · Alexandria University
Rasha El-Saka
study director · Alexandria University

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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