# Commensal Oral Microbiota in Head and Neck Cancer

> **NCT03843554** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **University of Pennsylvania** · enrollment: 60 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Head and Neck Cancer
- Oral Mucositis

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Standard of Care Oral Hygiene
- **PROCEDURE:** Oral mucosal deterging and dental prophylaxis

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03843554
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2019-09-23
- **Primary completion:** 2022-08-03
- **Final completion:** 2022-08-03
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Study was terminated with 50% enrollment by the sponsor due to under enrollment into specific diverse racial, ethnic, and sex/gender categories.

https://grants.nih.gov/policy/inclusion/women-and-minorities.htm
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-26

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03843554

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03843554, "Commensal Oral Microbiota in Head and Neck Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03843554. Licensed CC0.

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