Oral MucositisOMUC-O3NCT07638904
Ozone Therapy for Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis
An observational study of Oral Mucositis, run by University of Pavia at 1 site in Italy.
Trial summary
This retrospective observational study will evaluate clinical data already available from adult cancer patients who developed cancer therapy-related oral mucositis during radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy and who were managed in routine clinical practice with combined chairside and domiciliary ozone therapy. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Oral Mucositis
- What is being tested?
- Combined Ozone-Based Oral Care Protocol
- Type of treatment
- Pill or oral medicine
- How many people
- 58 participants
- Where
- 1 siteItaly
- Study dates
- 1 Nov 2023to 31 Oct 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Adult oncological patients with cancer therapy-related oral mucositis whose clinical data are already available in medical records and/or clinical documentation. Patients were previously managed in routine clinical practice for oral mucositis occurring during radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. The study population includes patients with documented oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale and available baseline and follow-up assessments of oral mucositis severity and oral pain intensity. No prospective enrollment, treatment assignment, or study-specific intervention will be performed.
Who may be able to join
- Age 18 years or older
- Oncological patients undergoing radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
- Clinical diagnosis of cancer therapy-related oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale
- Availability of clinical documentation including World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale assessments and Visual Analogue Scale pain scores at baseline and at one or more follow-up timepoints
- Availability of relevant demographic and clinical information required for the retrospective analysis
Who cannot join
- Age younger than 18 years
- Absence of a documented diagnosis of cancer therapy-related oral mucositis
- Incomplete or unavailable clinical documentation for the primary and/or main secondary outcome
- Missing baseline World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale assessment
- Missing baseline Visual Analogue Scale pain assessment
- Any condition making the available data unsuitable for retrospective analysis
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Italy1 site
Section of Dentistry - Department of Clinical, Surgical, Diagnostic and Paediatrics - University of Pavia
Pavia, Lombardy, 27100
About this study
Official title: Retrospective Evaluation of Combined Chairside and Domiciliary Ozone Therapy for the Management of Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis
This retrospective observational study will evaluate clinical data already available from adult cancer patients who developed cancer therapy-related oral mucositis during radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy and who were managed in routine clinical practice with combined chairside and domiciliary ozone therapy.
The study will not assign participants to any treatment and will not involve any new intervention, visit, examination, or change in patient care. Data will be extracted from existing medical records and clinical documentation.
Read more
The main purpose of the study is to describe the clinical course of oral mucositis and to evaluate the time needed to reach oral mucositis grade 1 or lower according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. The study will also assess changes in oral pain intensity, measured using a 0 to 10 Visual Analogue Scale, from baseline to follow-up visits up to 15 days.
Exploratory analyses will compare clinical trends between patients with head and neck cancers and patients with cancers in other anatomical sites. The results will be interpreted as descriptive and exploratory because the study is retrospective, single-arm, and has no control group.
Read the detailed description
Oral mucositis is a clinically relevant complication of anticancer treatments, especially radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It can cause erythema, ulcerations, oral pain, dysphagia, impaired oral intake, and reduced quality of life. In routine clinical practice, selected patients with cancer therapy-related oral mucositis were managed with a combined ozone-based protocol including professional chairside ozone application and domiciliary ozonized oral care products.
This study is designed as a retrospective observational analysis of data already available from medical records and clinical documentation. No prospective enrollment, treatment allocation, randomization, study-specific intervention, biological sampling, imaging, or additional clinical visit will be performed.
The study will include adult oncological patients with documented cancer therapy-related oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. Available data will include demographic and clinical information, oncological disease site, oral mucositis severity, and oral pain intensity measured using a 0 to 10 Visual Analogue Scale.
The retrospective observation period includes clinical data collected during routine care between November 2023 and September 2025. Outcome data will be analyzed from baseline to available follow-up visits up to 15 days. Additional exploratory analyses will describe clinical trends according to cancer site, comparing patients with head and neck cancers with patients with malignancies in other anatomical sites.
The findings will be interpreted as descriptive and exploratory, because the study is retrospective, single-arm, and does not include a control group.
- Conditions
- Oral Mucositis
- Being tested
- Combined Ozone-Based Oral Care Protocol
- Keywords
- Oral Mucositis, Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis, Ozone Therapy, Ozonized Oral Care Products, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Supportive Cancer Care, World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale, Visual Analogue Scale, Oral Pain
- Medical subject headings
- Stomatitis
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Combined Ozone-Based Oral Care ProtocolOther
Also called Chairside and Domiciliary Ozone Therapy
Adult oncological patients with cancer therapy-related oral mucositis were previously managed in routine clinical practice with a combined ozone-based oral care protocol. The protocol included professional chairside ozone application to oral mucosal lesions using an ozone device with a mucosa-specific probe, followed by domiciliary use of ozonized oral care products, including ozonized hydrogel, toothpaste, and mouthwash, according to routine clinical instructions. In this retrospective observational study, no intervention will be assigned or performed for research purposes, and no change to patient management is planned.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis Cohort | Adult oncological patients with documented cancer therapy-related oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. Patients were previously managed in routine clinical practice with a combined ozone-based protocol including professional chairside ozone application and domiciliary ozonized oral care products. This is a retrospective observational cohort; no treatment assignment, randomization, or study-specific intervention will be performed. Receives: Other: Combined Ozone-Based Oral Care Protocol |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Time to Achieve Oral Mucositis Grade 1 or Lower
Time, expressed in days, required to achieve oral mucositis grade 1 or lower according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. The outcome will be assessed retrospectively using clinical data already available from medical records and clinical documentation. Patients who did not reach WHO grade 1 or lower by the last available follow-up will be censored at their last valid assessment.
Measured: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Secondary outcomes (5)
Change in Oral Pain Intensity
Absolute change in oral pain intensity from baseline to the end of follow-up, assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale from 0 to 10, where higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. The outcome will be assessed retrospectively using clinical data already available from medical records and clinical documentation.
Measured: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Change in Oral Mucositis Severity Over Time
Change in oral mucositis severity across the available follow-up timepoints, assessed using the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. Scores will be extracted retrospectively from existing clinical documentation at baseline and follow-up visits. Lower scores indicate lower oral mucositis severity.
Measured: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Change in Oral Pain Intensity Over Time
Change in oral pain intensity across the available follow-up timepoints, assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale from 0 to 10. Scores will be extracted retrospectively from existing clinical documentation at baseline and follow-up visits. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
Measured: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Oral Mucositis Severity Trends by Cancer Site
Exploratory comparison of oral mucositis severity trends between patients with head and neck cancers and patients with malignancies in other anatomical sites, assessed using the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale across the available retrospective follow-up timepoints.
Measured: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Oral Pain Intensity Trends by Cancer Site
Exploratory comparison of oral pain intensity trends between patients with head and neck cancers and patients with malignancies in other anatomical sites, assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale from 0 to 10 across the available retrospective follow-up timepoints. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity.
Measured: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted10 Jun 2026
- Study start1 Nov 2023
- Primary completion30 Sep 2025
- Study completion31 Oct 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Oral MucositisStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 58 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pavia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Andrea Scribante, University of Pavia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07638904
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2026-OMUC-O3
- Acronym
- OMUC-O3
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 4 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Data will be available upon motivated request to the corresponding authors.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Jun 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Retrospective Evaluation of Combined Chairside and Domiciliary Ozone Therapy for the Management of Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07638904
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- OMUC-O3 / 2026-OMUC-O3
- Conditions
- Oral Mucositis
- Keywords
- Oral Mucositis, Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis, Ozone Therapy, Ozonized Oral Care Products, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Supportive Cancer Care, World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 58 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of PaviaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Oct 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 10 Jun 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This retrospective observational study will evaluate clinical data already available from adult cancer patients who developed cancer therapy-related oral mucositis during radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy and who were managed in routine clinical practice with combined chairside and domiciliary ozone therapy.
The study will not assign participants to any treatment and will not involve any new intervention, visit, examination, or change in patient care. Data will be extracted from existing medical records and clinical documentation.
The main purpose of the study is to describe the clinical course of oral mucositis and to evaluate the time needed to reach oral mucositis grade 1 or lower according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. The study will also assess changes in oral pain intensity, measured using a 0 to 10 Visual Analogue Scale, from baseline to follow-up visits up to 15 days.
Exploratory analyses will compare clinical trends between patients with head and neck cancers and patients with cancers in other anatomical sites. The results will be interpreted as descriptive and exploratory because the study is retrospective, single-arm, and has no control group.
Detailed description
Oral mucositis is a clinically relevant complication of anticancer treatments, especially radiotherapy and chemotherapy. It can cause erythema, ulcerations, oral pain, dysphagia, impaired oral intake, and reduced quality of life. In routine clinical practice, selected patients with cancer therapy-related oral mucositis were managed with a combined ozone-based protocol including professional chairside ozone application and domiciliary ozonized oral care products.
This study is designed as a retrospective observational analysis of data already available from medical records and clinical documentation. No prospective enrollment, treatment allocation, randomization, study-specific intervention, biological sampling, imaging, or additional clinical visit will be performed.
The study will include adult oncological patients with documented cancer therapy-related oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. Available data will include demographic and clinical information, oncological disease site, oral mucositis severity, and oral pain intensity measured using a 0 to 10 Visual Analogue Scale.
The retrospective observation period includes clinical data collected during routine care between November 2023 and September 2025. Outcome data will be analyzed from baseline to available follow-up visits up to 15 days. Additional exploratory analyses will describe clinical trends according to cancer site, comparing patients with head and neck cancers with patients with malignancies in other anatomical sites.
The findings will be interpreted as descriptive and exploratory, because the study is retrospective, single-arm, and does not include a control group.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis Cohort | – | Other: Combined Ozone-Based Oral Care ProtocolAdult oncological patients with documented cancer therapy-related oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. Patients were previously managed in routine clinical practice with a combined ozone-based protocol including professional chairside ozone application and domiciliary ozonized oral care products. This is a retrospective observational cohort; no treatment assignment, randomization, or study-specific intervention will be performed. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Adult oncological patients with cancer therapy-related oral mucositis whose clinical data are already available in medical records and/or clinical documentation. Patients were previously managed in routine clinical practice for oral mucositis occurring during radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. The study population includes patients with documented oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale and available baseline and follow-up assessments of oral mucositis severity and oral pain intensity. No prospective enrollment, treatment assignment, or study-specific intervention will be performed.
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Age 18 years or older
- Oncological patients undergoing radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy
- Clinical diagnosis of cancer therapy-related oral mucositis grade 1 or higher according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale
- Availability of clinical documentation including World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale assessments and Visual Analogue Scale pain scores at baseline and at one or more follow-up timepoints
- Availability of relevant demographic and clinical information required for the retrospective analysis
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Age younger than 18 years
- Absence of a documented diagnosis of cancer therapy-related oral mucositis
- Incomplete or unavailable clinical documentation for the primary and/or main secondary outcome
- Missing baseline World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale assessment
- Missing baseline Visual Analogue Scale pain assessment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Ozone-Based Oral Care ProtocolAlso: Chairside and Domiciliary Ozone TherapyAdult oncological patients with cancer therapy-related oral mucositis were previously managed in routine clinical practice with a combined ozone-based oral care protocol. The protocol included professional chairside ozone application to oral mucosal lesions using an ozone device with a mucosa-specific probe, followed by domiciliary use of ozonized oral care products, including ozonized hydrogel, toothpaste, and mouthwash, according to routine clinical instructions. In this retrospective observational study, no intervention will be assigned or performed for research purposes, and no change to patient management is planned. | Other | Cancer Therapy-Related Oral Mucositis Cohort |
Primary outcome
Time to Achieve Oral Mucositis Grade 1 or Lower
Time frame: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Time, expressed in days, required to achieve oral mucositis grade 1 or lower according to the World Health Organization Oral Toxicity Scale. The outcome will be assessed retrospectively using clinical data already available from medical records and clinical documentation. Patients who did not reach WHO grade 1 or lower by the last available follow-up will be censored at their last valid assessment.
5 secondary outcomes
Change in Oral Pain Intensity
Time frame: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Change in Oral Mucositis Severity Over Time
Time frame: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Change in Oral Pain Intensity Over Time
Time frame: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Oral Mucositis Severity Trends by Cancer Site
Time frame: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Oral Pain Intensity Trends by Cancer Site
Time frame: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Jun 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Data will be available upon motivated request to the corresponding authors.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Oral Mucositis, run by University of Pavia at 1 site in Italy.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Jun 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Italy. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Time to Achieve Oral Mucositis Grade 1 or Lower (time frame: At baseline before ozone therapy (T0), immediately after the first professional ozone application (T1), 48 hours after T1 (T2), 5 days after T1 (T3), 8 days after T1 (T4), 12 days after T1 (T5), and 15 days after T1 (T6)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Jun 2026.