Comparison of effectiveness of aloe vera mouthwash to commercial mouthwash for older people with dry mouth
Phase 3
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062293
- Lead Sponsor
- DR R Yuvarani
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Elderly people aged greater than or equal to 60years presenting with complaint of dry
mouth.
Elderly people with hyposalivation with modified schrimmer test less than 25 mm at the end
of 3 minutes.
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects who have previous history of allergic reactions to aloe vera.
2. Subjects already under specific medication or mouthwash for xerostomia.
3. Subjects undergoing head and neck radiotherapy or chemotherapy
4. Subjects participating in other research trials
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To assess dry mouth sensation <br/ ><br>2.To evaluate salivary flow rate <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 0,7th,21st,28th days <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the efficacy of aloe vera mouth wash with carboxy methyl cellulose containing mouthwashTimepoint: 0,7th,21st,28th days