Efficacy of Adding Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to the Treatment of Late Radiation Damage of the Lower Jaw (Osteoradionecrosis).
Description:
Late radiation damage to the lower jaw (osteoradionecrosis (ORN)) is often seen in patients
treated with radiotherapy for a tumor in the head and neck region. Part of the lower jaw
becomes non-vital and has to be treated. ORN proofs to be a condition difficult to treat and
the treatment for this condition varies.
In many countries hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is added to the surgical treatment of ORN.
Unfortunately there is no consensus whether the addition of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to the
treatment of ORN is beneficial or not. This study has the aim to investigate the efficacy and
cost-effectiveness of HBOT in the treatment of ORN
Condition:
Osteoradionecrosis
Treatment:
hyperbaric oxygen
Start Date:
October 2009
Sponsor:
Radboud University
For More Information:
https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00989820