Effect of Black Mulberry Lollipop on Prevention of Oral Mucositis in Children

Sapanca Ilce Devlet Hastanesi69 enrolled

Overview

THE EFFECT OF BLACK MULBERRY LOLLIPOP AND SODIUM BICARBONATE USED IN ORAL CARE ON PREVENTION OF ORAL MUCOSITIS AMONG CHILDREN RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY DUE TO CANCER

The study was conducted experimentally to determine the effect of black mulberry lollipop and sodium bicarbonate used in oral care on prevention of oral mucositis in children followed up due to the diagnosis of cancer. Sodium bicarbonate and black mulberry treatment were compared to prevent oral mucositis in 69 children receiving chemotherapy due to cancer. While 35 children were assigned to the experimental group (sodium bicarbonate + black mulberry lollipop application), 34 were assigned to the control group (sodium bicarbonate application).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Oral Mucositis

Interventions

Oral MucositisOTHER

The data of the study were obtained by conducting six interviews with each child and the family. The first interview was conducted before starting to treatment on the first day of the treatment, the second interview was conducted on the 2nd day after the treatment and the following interviews were conducted on the 4th, 8th, 16th, and 21st days and in-mouth mucosa of the patient was evaluated by taking in-mouth pictures following interviewing with the child and the family. Oral care application was conducted four times a day with sodium bicarbonate solution and a lollipop made with black mulberry syrup (after meals and before going to the bed at night). Oral care was first conducted by the researcher, the oral care was then taught to the patient and patient's relatives and the application was evaluated. Figure 1 shows the study design.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being in the age group of 3-18 years * Being hospitalised for chemotherapy treatment * Not having oral mucositis * No using another method to protect oral mucosa during the study period * Not having the history of black mulberry (similar fruit berries, blackberries, etc.) allergy * Not having intolerance to cold Exclusion Criteria: -Not having food in mouth

Locations (1)

Sağlık Bakanlığı Sapanca Ilçe Hastanesi

Sakarya, Türkiye, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient Follow-up Form

It has 16 questions prepared by the researcher utilising literature and including sociodemographic characteristic and oral care habits of the child and family.

Time frame: 3 minute

Children's International Mucositis Evaluation Scale

Tomlison et al. (2010) developed Children's International Mucositis Evaluation Scale (ChIMES) in order to evaluate the difficulty experienced by children with cancer due to mouth/throat pain developing depending on mucositis. Yavuz et al., (2011) conducted the validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the scale. The scale consists of six (6) questions and it is an easy-to-apply form that can be answered with the child's facial expressions.

Time frame: 2 minute

Nurse Observation Chart of Child Mucositis Evaluation

It was prepared in parallel with Oral Mucositis Evaluation Index of the World Health Organization and formed to monitor formation or level of oral mucositis in children on the first, second, fourth, eights, sixteenth and twenty first days.

Time frame: 10 minute

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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