Hydrogen-rich Water and Treatment of Mucositis Caused by Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

May 12, 2025 updated by: Clare Moran, Stony Brook University

Hydrogen Rich Water to Mitigate Acute Mucositis During Radiation Therapy

This study explores the effects of hydrogen-rich water on alleviating the radiation-induced acute mucositis in head and neck cancer patients

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
        • Stony Brook Cancer Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of a biopsy proven head and neck cancer, early or advanced stage, primary or recurrent tumor,
  • Planning to receive daily fractionated radiotherapy for over 4 weeks' duration
  • Karnofsky Performance Score (KPS) of at least 70
  • Able to describe pain
  • Able to swallow food and water
  • Able to sign consent

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Active
Dietary supplement: Hydrogen tablets
Participants will drink up to 1000 ml (34 fl. oz.) of water daily supplemented with a tablet that releases molecular hydrogen, for the duration of the radiation therapy
Placebo Comparator: Control
Dietary supplement: Control
Participants will drink up to 1000 ml (34 fl. oz.) of water daily supplemented with a tablet that does not release any molecular hydrogen, for the duration of the radiation therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participants who develop grade 3 oropharyngeal mucositis
Time Frame: 3 months after completing radiation therapy
3 months after completing radiation therapy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Stony Brook University

Collaborators

DrinkHRW

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Kartik Mani, MD, Stony Brook University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 25, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 13, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

November 13, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 3, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 14, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 14, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2025

Last Verified

May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SBU-HYDROGEN-HN-RT

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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