Efficacy of Zinc on Concurrent Chemo-radiotherapy Induced Taste Alterations

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

70

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 1, 2016

Primary Completion Date

October 18, 2018

Study Completion Date

November 26, 2018

Conditions
Taste, Altered
Interventions
DRUG

Placebo oral Zinc capsule

Look alike cap of corn starch as a placebo of Zinc to be given on day 1 of chemo-radiotherapy

DRUG

Zinc Sulfate 220 MG

Zinc sulfate in test group dose was 220 mg which is equivalent to 50 mg of elemental zinc

Trial Locations (1)

76000

Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Dow University of Health Sciences

OTHER

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