Photon Therapy Face Mask on Dermatitis Post Head and Neck Radiotherapy
Condition: Head and Neck Cancers - Nasopharyngeal
MeSH terms: Dermatitis
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      A randomized controlled trial (RCT), 60 HNC patients who underwent radiotherapy (RT) with or
      without chemotherapy represented the sample of the study. They were assigned randomly into
      two equal groups, control group (CG) and study group (SG). Routine methods of nursing were
      given during radiotherapy including health education, skin self-care, and skin protective
      agent for both groups CG and SG. The patients in study group treated with photon therapy
      (3x/week) for 6 weeks with a total of 18 sessions. The severity of skin reactions was
      assessed by the criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and dermoscopy for
      both groups were recorded.
    

Detailed description: 
      This current study will be designed to prove the effect of photon therapy face mask on
      dermatitis post radiotherapy in patient with head and neck cancer. The measurements
      procedures will be conducted two times, before treatment application (pre-treatment) and
      after six weeks of treatment application (post-treatment). RTOG SCALE will be used to asset
      the patient before and after end of therapeutic procedures. Therapeutic intervention for the
      study was started at the same time for all groups of the study as following; Photon therapy
      will be applied from the first until the last day of RT (3×/week, 14 sessions). During the
      Photon therapy sessions, the whole irradiated area will be treated with 630 nm LED
      phototherapy. Treatment time will be 3 sessions per week for 30 min. set at 4 J/cm2 .
      Patients who will receive photon therapy during radiotherapy treatment within 2 weeks in
      addition to medical treatment and routine methods of nursing will be given during
      radiotherapy, including health education, skin self-care, and skin protective agent. 0.9%
      normal saline cotton balls will be used to gently clean the wound and remove necrotic tissue,
      and the wound will be dried with sterile gauze.
    

Intervention name(s): photon therapy face mask
Intervention type(s): Device
Intervention description(s): In this study the patients were randomly assigned into two equal groups after agreeing to participate through signing an informed consent.,Out of 70 identified Nasopharyngeal tumor receiving radiotherapy, only 60 subjects completed the full requirements of the study,Participant's age ranged from 30-60 yearsThe subjects in control group (CG) were treated with their medical treatment in addition to routine methods of nursing were given during radiotherapy including health education, skin self-care, and skin protective agent. 0.9% normal saline cotton balls will be used to gently clean the wound and remove necrotic tissue, and the wound was dried with sterile gauze.
The subjects in study group (SG) were received photon therapy during radiotherapy treatment. In addition to medical treatment and routine methods of nursing,
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary purpose: Treatment