Effectiveness of Flavored Oral Cryotherapy on the Prevention and Management of Stomatitis Induced by Chemotherapy

Abstract

Background: Stomatitis is probably the most prevalent, debilitating complication of cancer treatments particularly chemotherapy. Aim: This study aimed to examine effectiveness of flavored oral cryotherapy on the prevention and management of stomatitis induced by chemotherapy. Method :A quasi experimental design was conducted on a purposive sample of 46 children from both gender with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy who attended the pediatric outpatient clinics and in-patient pediatric oncology department in Oncology Center at Mansoura University and their age from 6-18 years, newly diagnosed with cancer and in induction stage of chemotherautic protocol, had a healthy oral mucosa and treated with methotrexate, Adriamycin or 5-Fluorouracil. Tools: A structural interview questionnaire sheet about characteristics, clinical data and oral health status of children and oral assessment guide tool (OAG). Result: More than half of children in flavored cryotherapy had healthy oral cavity while nearly two third of them had sever stomatitis at 14 th day. Conclusion: Using flavored oral cryotherapy lead to healthier oral mucosa and lower stomatitis score compared to using only mouthwash (chlorhexidine). Recommendations: Provide in-services, up to date, regular training programs to improve nurses' knowledge and practices regarding the use of flavored cryotherapy and mouthwashes as routine care for children treated with chemotherapy

Efficacy of Cryotherapy in Comparison to Standard Oral Care to Prevent Oral Mucositis during Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

“…El-Tohamy et al17 conducted a study in Egypt and found that all children of all groups under study had healthy oral cavity at the first day before starting the chemotherapeutic session. significant (P<0.001) but the experimental group were not (P=0.155).…”