Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Phase III Trial of Low-level Laser Therapy to Prevent Induced Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Submitted to Concurrent Chemoradiation
Brief Summary: Oral mucositis remains a limiting factor in in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas patients treated with chemoradiation leading to pain, dysphagia, and weight loss. Low-level laser therapy emerges as a promising, preventive therapy of chemoradiation-induced OM. This study was designed to assess the efficacy of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in reducing the incidence and/or severity of oral mucositis.