New cream plus light therapy aims to heal radiation burns in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07086638
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new cream made from Prussian blue nanoparticles, combined with a special light therapy, to heal severe (grade III) radiation skin burns in head and neck cancer patients. The cream works by mopping up harmful molecules and, when activated by light, produces gentle heat to speed healing. Only 5 people will take part, and the main goal is to see if the burns improve over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prussian blue-based nanozyme cream plus near-infrared light therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new way to heal severe radiation skin burns without drugs, reducing pain and infection risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, tiny trial with only 5 people. The approach is experimental and may not work better than current care. Allergic reactions to the cream are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with a pathological diagnosis of non-metastatic head and neck malignant tumors; 2. Patients deemed suitable for high-dose radiotherapy, either as a primary treatment or as postoperative treatment following surgical resection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of \>2; 2. Pre-existing skin rash, ulceration or open wound in the treatment area; 3. Known allergy to trolamine or prussian blue; 4. Inflammatory or connective tissue disorder of the skin; 5. History of head and neck radiotherapy.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sichuan University West China Hospital
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, China
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