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How affect the salivary gland treatment with Botulinum neurotoxin type A oral health in patients suffer for drooling?

Phase 1
Conditions
Hypersalivation
MedDRA version: 18.0Level: LLTClassification code 10020746Term: HypersalivationSystem Organ Class: 100000004856
Therapeutic area: Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E] - Therapeutic techniques [E02]
Registration Number
EUCTR2015-000682-30-EE
Lead Sponsor
Tartu University Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
Inclusion Criteria

BNT-A injections into salivary glands is used to treat patients suffering average and hard hypersalivation.
•The aetiology of sialorrhea is caused by chronic neurodegenerative diseases.
•The severity of sialorrhea is calculated using Item 2.2 from Part I (Non-Motor Aspects of Experiences of Daily Living) of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (Goetz et al., 2008)
•The cases when logopedical treatment with chewing muscle and m. orbicularis oris myogymnastics do not decrease the saliva flow.

The first control group participants are selected during routine dentist visits at Tartu University Hospital
•Requirement is that they have to be healthy human volunteers with the same age group.

The second control group are selected during routine neurologist visits.
•Parkinson´s disease patients without sialorrhea. The severity of sialorrhea is calculated using Item 2.2 from Part I (Non-Motor Aspects of Experiences of Daily Living) of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (Goetz et al., 2008)

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 10
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 40

Exclusion Criteria

•During the study, no medication that could influence the severity of drooling is allowed.
•Patients with other sialorrhea treatment will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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