L-arginine vs. L-glutamine oral suspensions for radiation-induced oral mucositis: a triple-blind randomized trial.
- 2025-07-03
- RCT · n = 23
- Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 151(7)
- Fatma E A Hassanein
- Christine Mikhail
- Sarah Elkot
- Asmaa Abou-Bakr
- PubMed: 40603739
- DOI: 10.1007/s00432-025-06213-x
- High evidence
- Clinical
Pain-VAS scores at weeks 5 and 7 were significantly lower in the arginine and glutamine groups compared to maltodextrin (p = 0.004 and p < 0.001, respectively).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 5 g