Zinc Sulfate in Preventing Loss of Sense of Taste in Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

173

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2002

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2007

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2007

Conditions
DysgeusiaHead and Neck CancerOral ComplicationsRadiation Toxicity
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

zinc sulfate

OTHER

placebo

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

lead

Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology

OTHER

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