An interventional study of Aloe Vera Mouthwash and Standard of Care in Acute Leukemia, Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences. Not yet recruiting at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-22.
Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The goal of this quasiexperimental cohort controlled intervention study is to learn if aloe vera mouthwash works better than usual care in the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis. Researchers will compare aloe vera to usual care. Participants in the intervention group will rinse their mouths with aloe vera 4 x/day for 28 days of their treatment. They will also complete questionnaires about oral health and mucositis.
Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and debilitating complication of chemotherapy and radiotherapy among adults with acute leukemia, leading to pain, infection risk, treatment delays, and reduced quality of life. This multi-site, cohort controlled quasi-experimental study will evaluate the effectiveness of a nurse-led aloe vera mouthwash intervention compared with usual oral care in preventing and reducing the incidence and severity of OM among hospitalized oncology patients. Primary outcomes include OM incidence and severity measured by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), with secondary outcomes of pain, quality of life, and overall health assessed weekly using the Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire (OMWQ).
3,667 studies on the registry are indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; 816 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 206 is above the median of 40 across 3,005 interventional studies indexed under Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute.
Browse Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute studies →Wake Forest University Health Sciences is the lead sponsor of 1,351 studies on the registry; 201 are open to participants now.
Of its 332 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 251 (76%) have results posted.
Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.
Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.
Exclusion Criteria:
Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Participants in the usual care phase will receive standard of care
Other: Standard of Care
Participants in the intervention phase will receive aloe vera
Dietary Supplement: Aloe Vera Mouthwash
In addition to standard of care, phase 2 participants will receive the aloe vera mouthwash available for order through supply chain services. Health system pharmacy has approved this as a nonmedication and safe for administration with this patient population and other medications. Each participant will have their own bottle and be instructed to swish and spit 15ml (0.5 ounces) of mouthwash following usual oral care prior to meals and at bedtime (four times per day). Nursing staff assess the participants' oral cavity at least twice a day for mucosal integrity, pain, bleeding, or ulceration. While participants are inpatient, the routine oral assessments and administration of the aloe vera will be tracked via documentation in the electronic health record. If participants are discharged prior to 28 days, oral assessments and aloe vera use will be tracked via self-report by participants on the weekly questionnaire.
Toothbrushing with a soft or ultra-soft toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste a minimum of twice a day, oral rinsing with water or 0.9% sodium chloride four times daily, and denture care as applicable.
Incidence of Oral Mucositis
Number of participants that develop oral mucositis.
Time frame: Day 28
Participants with Worsening Grade of Mucositis
Number of participants with worsening grade of mucositis.
Time frame: Day 28
Participants with Improving Grade of Mucositis
Number of participants with improving grade of mucositis.
Time frame: Day 28
Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire Score
The Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire is a patient-reported outcome instrument developed to measure oral mucositis impact on patients' daily life. The questionnaire includes 12 items that are individually assessed including: Global health and Quality of life with 2 items rated on 1-7 scale (higher score better); Mouth and throat soreness when present is measured with 7 items on 0-4 scale and 1 overall measure on 0-10 scale; mouth pain and throat pain are also each measured using 0-10 scale (lower scores better)
Time frame: Baseline and every 7 days for 28 days
Plan to share: No — To protect participants identity, we are not able to share individual participant data
From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
This study is not yet recruiting, as verified in Oct 2026. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
Get an email when the registry record changes — status, dates, results — or when someone posts here.
Sign in to followQuestions and observations about this study, from anyone following it. Not medical advice, and not a channel to the study team — their contact details are on the registry record.
Sign in to join the discussion. Reading takes no account; posting does. You choose a display name, and a pseudonym is the default.
Nothing here yet. If you are running this trial, taking part in it, or weighing whether to, this is the place to say so.
Studies of the drug tested here: Aloe vera
Wake Forest University Health Sciences →