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
Active Locations (1)
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 10055