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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

Impact of photobiomodulation for oral mucositis on body weight and BMI of patients with head and neck cancer.

Amanda de Sousa Melo, Camila Lima Andrade, Juliana Borges de Lima Dantas, Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto Medrado, Gabriela Botelho Martins, Hayana Ramos Lima, Manoela Carrera

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Amanda de Sousa MeloDepartment of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia, Rua Silveira Martins 2555, Cabula, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Camila Lima AndradeDepartment of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia, Rua Silveira Martins 2555, Cabula, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Juliana Borges de Lima DantasInteractive Processes of Organs and Systems Post Graduation Program, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Alena Ribeiro Alves Peixoto MedradoBahiana School of Medicine and Public Health, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Gabriela Botelho MartinsInteractive Processes of Organs and Systems Post Graduation Program, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
Hayana Ramos LimaCenter of Health Sciences, Federal University of Southern Bahia, Teixeira de Freitas, Bahia, Brazil.
Manoela CarreraDepartment of Life Sciences, State University of Bahia, Rua Silveira Martins 2555, Cabula, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. manoela_p@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3711-5835
Universidade Federal da Bahia · BRUniversidade do Estado da Bahia · BRUniversidade Federal do Sul da Bahia · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the impact of photobiomodulation for oral mucositis on body weight and body mass index (BMI) in head and neck cancer patients.

methodsPatients were separated into two groups: photobiomodulation (PBM) (n = 17) and SHAM (n = 19). Participants assigned to the PBM group received the photobiomodulation therapy on alternate days at 33 different sites of the oral mucosa (1 J for 10 s per application point) using a low-power aluminum gallium arsenide (AsGaAl) laser device with a maximum output power of 86.7 mW and a wavelength of 660 nm (red). The same protocol was performed in patients allocated in the SHAM group but with the device turned off. At the first and twenty-fourth radiotherapy sessions, participants from both groups underwent an intraoral examination to assess the presence or absence of mucositis using the WHO scale, and measurements of weight and height for BMI calculation were undertaken.

resultsAll patients had significant differences in weight and BMI throughout the study period. Patients in the PBM group lost less weight (p < 0.01) and had a reduced BMI loss (p < 0.01) in comparison to patients in the SHAM group. Although PBM did not prevent oral mucositis, it decreased its severity (p < 0.01).

conclusionPhotobiomodulation for oral mucositis reduced weight loss and prevented a reduction in BMI in patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Retrospectively registered at https://data.mendeley.com//datasets/4kd7s49wk4/1 .

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsLow-Level Light TherapyMucositisStomatitisBody Mass IndexHumansWeight LossBMIBody weightHead and neck cancerNutritional statusPhotobiomodulation

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PMID35169872
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