Status:

COMPLETED

Smell, Taste, Salivary Flow, and Oral Health in Patient Receiving Dialysis: A Before and After Study.

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

ESRD

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Brief Summary

Studies show that the change of smell and taste, also dry mouth are the most common symptoms in end stage renal disease patients, the accumulation of uremic toxins would damage the intrinsinc antioxid...

Detailed Description

This is a smell, taste and oral health in patients receiving before and after hemodialysis study. End stage renal disease patients who haven't been under hemodialysis will be screened for enrollment a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosed with end-stage renal disease (eGFR\<15ml/min/1.73m2) but haven't been under hemodialysis yet.
  • Over 20 years old.
  • Able to interact with instructions and communicate with others

Exclusion

  • 1\. Those who have diseases such as Parkinson's disease, hypothyroidism, Sjögren's syndrome, under chemotherapy or radiotherapy, head and neck tumor, took head and neck surgery, unconsciousness, and cognitive dysfunction.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 4 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 5 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04401358

Start Date

May 4 2020

End Date

May 5 2021

Last Update

August 23 2022

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 10055