Salivary Markers in Patients With Xerostomia
- Conditions
- Xerostomia Due to Hyposecretion of Salivary Gland
- Registration Number
- NCT03156569
- Lead Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to investigate the salivary levels of inflammatory and their association with oral health in xerostomía patient
- Detailed Description
Primary Outcome Measures:
* salivary Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines
* questionnaire is provided to the patient for xerostomia characterization
Secondary Outcome Measures:
* Probing pocket depth
* Probing pocket depth and clinical attachment level
* Gingival index
* Plaque index
* Bleeding on probing
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
• The patient must have clinical symptoms of xerostomia (dry mouth)
- Head and neck radiotherapy
- Administration anti-inflammatory drugs or antibiotic therapies within the previous 6 months
- Patients who are unable or unwilling to cooperate
- Patient suffering from cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Interleukins 2 months Analytes in saliva IFN-(pg/ml), IL-10(pg/ml), IL-1b(pg/ml), IL-4 (pg/ml)and IL-6 (pg/ml)
saliva flow rate 2 months Unstimulated salivary flow rate. Pathological \< or 1.5 ml/ 15 minutes.
Xerostomia 2 months Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for xerostomia severity (0 cm: no xerostomía , 10cm : very severe xerostomia ).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oral Exam 4 months Caries number, natural teeth number
Periodontal evaluation 4 months periodontal( gingival index, bleeding index, clinical attachment level, probing depth,number dental implant .A periodontal probe will be inserted between the tooth and the gum in the gingival sulcus and a measurement of the pocket depth will be measured by a trained dentist in all subjects according to American Academy of Periodontology classification of periodontal diagnosis
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Pia Lopez Jornet
🇪🇸Murcia, Spain