# A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Manuka Honey for Oral Mucositis Due to Radiation Therapy for Cancer

> **NCT00615420** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **British Columbia Cancer Agency** · enrollment: 106 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Radiotherapy Induced Mucositis
- Head and Neck Cancer

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** manuka honey
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** placebo gel

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00615420
- **Lead sponsor:** British Columbia Cancer Agency
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-07
- **Primary completion:** 2011-10
- **Final completion:** 2011-10
- **Target enrollment:** 106 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2019-06-05


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00615420

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00615420, "A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Manuka Honey for Oral Mucositis Due to Radiation Therapy for Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00615420. Licensed CC0.

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