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Comparison the effect of mouthwash with water and licorice on dry mouth of dialysis patients

Phase 3
Conditions
Dry mouth.
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Registration Number
IRCT20180828040890N1
Lead Sponsor
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
74
Inclusion Criteria

People with advanced kidney failure undergoing regular hemodialysis (with the same weekly sessions) that complain of dry mouth in the last 4 weeks and have the ability to do mouthwash

Exclusion Criteria

The patient's unwillingness to continue to participate in the study sensitivity to mouthwash licorice. Start medications that cause dry mouth during the study (Antihypertensive, antidepressant, diuretic, anticholinergic, and antihistamine)

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Thomson questionnaire Oral dry mouth score in 2014. Timepoint: At the study, on the fifth and eleventh day after using water and licorice. Method of measurement: Thomson Oral questionnaire 2014 For dry mouth, 5 questions include: 1- Feeling dry in my mouth 2- When I'm eating, I feel dry in my mouth,3- I have a feeling of dryness in the mouth when eating dry foods,4- I wake up at night for drinking 5- To swallow food, I should eat some water. Each answer is 5 questions using Likert 1- never 2- never ,hardly3- sometimes,4- frequently5- Always and the score of 25 is the highest score which shows the highest levels of dry mouth. And the 5 was lowest score without dry mouth.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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