Acacia catechu to increase salivary flow in Dry Mouth Patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R682- Dry mouth, unspecified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/03/023776
- Lead Sponsor
- PreethiA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Men and women diagnosed with head and neck carcinoma who undergoing radiotherapy as a treatment modality.
2.Age 20 to 70 years.
3.Post radiotherapy patients with a salivary flow rate <= 0.2 ml / min
Exclusion Criteria
-Patients using xerostomia â?? relieving medications (Pilocarpine and Cevimeline) or therapies for Xerostomia (Mouthwash, Gum, and Toothpaste for Xerostomia).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Salivary flow rate. <br/ ><br>Anti-microbial activity against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus acidophillusTimepoint: salivary flow rate and antimicrobial activity assessment checked as following intervals: <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>1. baseline value <br/ ><br>2. mid intervention period at 4 weeks <br/ ><br>3. post intervention period - 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method QUALITY OF LIFE - QUESTIONNAIRETimepoint: 0 WEEKS AND AT 8 WEEKS