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The Use of Candy and Honey in Decreasing Salivary Gland Damage Following Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer
Sponsor: Cyprus University of Technology
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of honey mouthwashes in the prevention of salivary side effects of 131I (radioiodine) therapy.
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Candy and Honey in Decreasing Salivary Gland Damage Following Radioiodine Therapy for Thyroid Cancer
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
120
Start Date
2018-02-01
Completion Date
2024-08-01
Last Updated
2026-07-28
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
thymus honey mouthwash
Based on the intervention, each patient will be instructed to suck 1 or 2 lemon candies every 2-3 h in the daytime plus 4 thymus honey mouthwashes in between (at least one hour after the candy sucking) starting 12 hours after the ingestion of 131I therapy and for a duration of no more than 4 days.
Locations (1)
Bank of Cyprus Oncology
Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus