The influence of the chewing combination of Pistacia atlantica gum and essence of Peppermint on patients undergoing hemodialysis
- Conditions
- Hemodialysis care.Encounter for care involving renal dialysis
- Registration Number
- IRCT20221031056352N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
Age over 18 years
Patients with a definitive diagnosis of end-stage kidney disease based on medical records
Treated with hemodialysis three times a week or more regularly
Feeling of dry mouth in the last four weeks
Fully alert and having the ability to communicate verbally
Having natural teeth and the ability to chew gum
Absence of mouth ulcers
Having a personal mobile phone or the ability to read text messages
Absence of liver and biliary disorders and digestive refluxes
Patients who like the taste of mint
Not having habits of chewing gum continuously
Answer frequently or always according to the standard question, How often does your mouth feel dry?
Having head and neck cancer
Not being able to chew gum and not using it
Patients who change their hemodialysis center during the study period
Patient participation in another similar study
Death of the patient
Patients who change their treatment method
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method