The main purpose of this study is to evaluate whether exposure to ice chips in the mouth (oral ice chips) during oxaliplatin treatment prevents or reduces symptoms of cold sensitivity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
65
Infusion
Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
overall intraoral cold sensitivity score
graded 0 to 4
Time frame: a minimum of four cycles (2 months) and a maximum of 12 cycles (6 months)
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