A Study to explore the population of Dry mouth in Diabetic patients attending NIS-Out patient department

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Health Condition 1: E116- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications

Registration Number: CTRI/2024/08/072375

Lead Sponsor: I

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Age:20-65 years

Gender:Male, Female and Transgender

Patients with HbA1c greater than 6.5%

Patients willing to follow all the instructions & attend all the study-associated visits

Exclusion Criteria

Age below 20, greater than 65 years

Patients with systemic illness such as Sjogren’s syndrome, Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, hepatitis C virus, tuberculosis or sarcoidosis.

Patients with AIDS, amyloidosis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, primary biliary cirrhosis.

Patients with Anaemia, chronic diarrhoea, kidney failure

Patients using medications such as anti-histamines, anti-hypertensive, tricyclic anti- depressants, sedatives, decongestants.

Patients experiencing psychological stress events

Patients who are reporting with mouth breathing/persistent stuffy nose/ blocked sinuses/ hormonal changes – menopause

Patients drinking water less than 3.4 litres per day for male and less than 2.8 litres per day for female

Vulnerable groups

Patients with history of chemotherapy and radiotherapy for head and neck regions.

Patients with regular habit of nicotine usage / Alcohol consumption

Patients requiring hospitalizations for any medical conditions during study

Patients not willing to sign the consent form.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital prevalence of Madhumega avatthai – Dry mouth in Madhumegam (type 2 diabetes mellitus) patients will be estimatedTimepoint: Base line 0th Day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differentiation of dry mouth between good control and poor control diabetic patients if observed, will be documented. <br/ ><br>Specific tongue patterns in Madhumegam (Type 2 diabetes mellitus) patients if observed, will be documented.Timepoint: Baseline: 0th day