How to promote the prognosis and outcome of RTOM, restore oral function, and improve quality of life are key issues for improving the long-term outcomes of head and neck malignant tumor radiotherapy, and are also integral parts of the patient-centered Traditional Chinese Medicine "prevention-treatment-rehabilitation" system for RTOM. This project aims to thoroughly evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal compounds in the rehabilitation phase of RTOM, targeting the long-term rehabilitation outcomes of RTOM, and to conduct a phase II clinical trial. In this project, Sancai Fengsui Decoction will be used as an oral medication to improve the rehabilitation status of RTOM, and will be compared with a placebo group. The efficacy of the oral medication will be evaluated by comparing outcome measures including the 2-week pain relief rate in the oral cavity/oropharynx, the RTOG grade remission rate for RTOM, and the relief rate of xerostomia. As an important extension of TCM prevention and treatment for RTOM, this project can provide a high-level evidence-based TCM protocol for the long-term rehabilitation of RTOM.
Meets the diagnostic criteria for RTOM, with severity classified according to the RTOG grading system;
Voluntarily participates in this study and signs the informed consent form;
Age between 18 and 65 years;
Histopathologically diagnosed with non-metastatic head and neck malignancy;
Patients with severe heart, lung, liver, kidney, digestive system, hematopoietic system, or nervous system diseases; acute infectious diseases; autoimmune diseases; HIV; diabetes mellitus with poor blood glucose control; or any other serious condition that, in the investigator's judgment, may increase the risk of the study, interfere with study execution or result analysis, or make the subject unsuitable for enrollment for other reasons;
Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
Allergic constitution;
Patients with severe psychiatric disorders, or a history of alcohol or drug abuse;