Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Efficacy of Glutamine in the Prevention of Acute Radiation Enteritis Among Patients Treated With Radiation of Abdomen and Pelvis.
Brief Summary: Ionizing radiation has cytotoxic effects, and is commonly used as treatment for neoplasm. A common adverse effect of radiation is acute diarrhoea. Glutamine is an aminoacid with antioxidant effects that can protect tissues of damage dued to radiation. The investigators designed a randomized, double-blind trial phase III to study if glutamine prevents acute radiation enteritis.