Prevention of acute radiation-induced Proctitis by Aloe vera: a prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled clinical trial in Pelvic Cancer patients

Abstract Background Acute radiation-induced proctitis (ARP) is the most common side effect following radiotherapy for malignant pelvic disease. This study evaluated the efficacy of Aloe vera ointment in prevention of ARP. Methods Forty-two patients receiving external-beam radiotherapy (RT) for pelvi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Published in:	BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Main Authors:	Adeleh Sahebnasagh, Arash Ghasemi, Jafar Akbari, Abbas Alipour, Hossein Lashkardoost, Shahram Ala, Seyed Jalal Hosseinimehr, Ebrahim Salehifar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-05-01
Subjects:	Acute radiation Proctitis Aloe vera Complications Pelvic neoplasms Prevention
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-020-02935-2