Clinical Trial: Dietary Nitrate on Plasma Nitrate Levels for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Study of Dietary Nitrate on Plasma Nitrate Levels for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Receiving Concurrent Chemo-radiotherapy

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether dietary nitrate supplementation could improve the plasma nitrate levels for nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving concurrent chemo-radiation therapy.

Detailed Summary: Twenty patients diagnosed as nasopharyngeal carcinoma will be recruited. A 70 ml beetroot juice containing 0.45g nitrate or placebo will be provided to the patients for 7 days at the end of the radiotherapy . The plasma nitrate levels will be determined before radiotherapy, before intervention and after intervention.
Sponsor: Capital Medical University

Current Primary Outcome: plasma nitrate level [ Time Frame: one day after nitrate supplementation ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: quality of life [ Time Frame: one day after nitrate supplementation ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Capital Medical University

Dates:
Date Received: January 21, 2014
Date Started: September 2013
Date Completion: September 2014
Last Updated: January 22, 2014
Last Verified: January 2014