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ArticleJournal of health care for the poor and underserved2023

A Quasi-experimental Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of Cryotherapy on Chemotherapy-induced Oral Mucositis Prevention at the Uganda Cancer Institute.

Adriane Kamulegeya, Charles Mugisha Rwenyonyi, Jackson Orem, Damalie Nakanjako

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Article in Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Adriane Kamulegeya
Charles Mugisha Rwenyonyi
Jackson Orem
Damalie Nakanjako

Funding

NURTURE:Research Training and Mentoring Program for Career Development of Faculty at Makerere University College of Health SciencesD43TW010132 · FIC · MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SEWANKAMBO, NELSON K · 2015 to 2019
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FIC NIH HHS D43 TW010132
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLow-cost interventions such as cryotherapy are not routinely practiced in sub-Saharan Africa to prevent chemotherapeutic-induced oral mucositis. We investigated the feasibility and effect of cryotherapy on oral mucositis at the Uganda Cancer Institute.

methodsThis was a quasi-experimental nonequivalent research study design. We had two groups with each group meant to have 100 participants. We analyzed based on participants who underwent the protocol procedures.

resultsOnly cancer types were significantly different between the control and intervention groups (χ2=31.09, df =18, p=.030). Twenty percent (n=19) out of the 95, while 8.2% (n=7) out of the 85 in the control and intervention groups respectively developed moderate to severe mucositis (Mantel-Cox and Generalized Wilcoxon p= .026 and p=.031, respectively).

conclusionThe use of cryotherapy in our local setting and many sub-Saharan African countries is feasible and affordable to prevent and control chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis.

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Antineoplastic AgentsCryotherapyStomatitisAdolescentAdultAgedFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsUgandaYoung AdultAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID38661762
PMCPMC13109560
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