Usage of Calendula officinalis in the prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis: a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Franciane Schneider¹  Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski¹  Stela Adami Vayego¹ 

关键词: Calendula;    Radiodermatitis;    Clinical Nursing Research;    Oncology Nursing;    Clinical Trial;    Calendula;    Radiodermatitis;    Investigación en Enfermería Clínica;    Enfermería Oncológica;    Ensayo Clínico;    Calêndula;    Radiodermatite;    Pesquisa em Enfermagem Clínica;    Enfermagem Oncológica;    Ensaio Clínico;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000200006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of Calendula officinalis in relation to Essential Fatty Acids for the prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis. METHOD This is a randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial with 51 patients with head and neck cancer in radiotherapy treatment divided into two groups: control (27) and experimental (24). RESULTS There is statistically significant evidence (p-value = 0.0120) that the proportion of radiodermatitis grade 2 in Essential Fatty Acids group is higher than Calendula group. Through the Kaplan-Meier survival curve we observed that Essential Fatty Acids group has always remained below the Calendula group survival curve, due to the lower risk of developing radiodermatitis grade 1, which makes the usage of Calendula more effective, with statistical significance (p-value = 0.00402). CONCLUSION Calendula showed better therapeutic response than the Essential Fatty Acids in the prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR-237v4b.

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