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Table 2 The absorbed radiation dose on parotid glands of both ipsilateral and contralateral sides in HNC patients receiving CMC-based or trehalose oral spray

From: Trehalose versus carboxymethylcellulose oral spray for relieving radiation-induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial

Position

related to HNC

Parotid gland mean dose

(Gy) ± SD

p-value

CMC

Trehalose

Ipsilateral

28.59 ± 10.37

27.74 ± 15.67

0.791

Contralateral

23.70 ± 6.38

21.71 ± 12.17

0.396

p-value

0.000***

0.000***

 
  1. Independent T-test was used to compare the parotid gland mean doses between trehalose and CMC solution spray, and between ipsilateral and contralateral sides in each group. ***p < 0.001