Can a simple cream shield cancer patients from radiation burns?
NCT ID NCT07492654
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a cream called triethanolamine (Trolamine) can prevent or reduce vaginal inflammation caused by radiation therapy in cervical cancer patients. About 238 women will either use the cream daily during radiotherapy plus routine care, or receive routine care alone. Researchers will check for vaginitis severity and healing rates up to 90 days after treatment ends.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- triethanolamine cream (Trolamine/Biafine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to prevent painful vaginal inflammation during radiation therapy for cervical cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 4 trial, but it's not yet recruiting. The cream may not reduce vaginitis better than routine care, and side effects like irritation are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 238 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 75 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Age 18-75 years old; 2. Those diagnosed with cervical cancer by histological pathology and receiving radiotherapy with a total radiation dose of ≥70Gy; 3. ECOG score: 0-2 levels; 4. Normal mental state and clear consciousness; 5. Be able to cooperate with the visitor; 6. Sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Those with severe immune deficiency (such as those who have recently received bone marrow transplantation, with long-term high-dose glucocorticoids \> 20 mg/ day for more than 2 weeks); 2. Congenital vaginal malformations; 3. Patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have plans and the possibility of becoming pregnant; 4. Other conditions that the researcher deems unsuitable for enrollment (such as: previous allergy history to triethanolamine cream, etc.).
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