Oral cryotherapy (ice chips, ice-cold water, ice cubes or crushed ice held in the mouth during cancer treatment) vs no intervention or control intervention (control)
Oral pain · All patients with cancer who are receiving treatment
3 findings from 1 review
- Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: oral cryotherapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomesRadiotherapy to the head and neckOral pain was assessed in this subgroup but the study (Kakoei 2013) did not report details of the scale used, so the data could not be used (no usable estimate).1 studyGRADE not reported
- Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: oral cryotherapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomesFluorouracil (5FU) treatment for solid cancersMD -1.93 [-2.37, -1.49]1 study · 80 participantsVery low
- Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: oral cryotherapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomesHigh-dose melphalan-based treatment prior to HSCT (haematological cancers)MD -1.5 [-2.11, -0.89]2 studies · 85 participantsLow