Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Thyme Honey in Management of Xerostomia in ESRD
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Conditions:
Xerostomia
Eligibility:
All Genders
61+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The oral health of older people has warranted considerable research attention in the last two to three decades. One of the most oral conditions that have been related to the elderly patients was xeros...
Detailed Description
Most patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD) have to maintain a fluid-restricted diet in order to prevent fluid overload between dialysis sessions. . However, compliance to t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Both genders, of minimum 61 years.
- All patients must be clinically diagnosed of ESRD undergoing hemodialysis.
- Patients on hemodialysis ≥ 3 months (Bots et al., 2005).
- All patients must have complaint of xerostomia.
- Objective dry mouth score from ( 2-5).
- Subjective dry mouth score from (1-4).
- Patients must be able to make reliable decision or communications.
Exclusion
- \- Smoking, Alcohol. Healthy patients.
- Patient with history of any serious illness as malignancy, who undergo kidney transplant.
- Patients with any autoimmune disease.
- Patients with diabetes mellitus (Charalambous et al., 2017).
- Vulnerable groups such as pregnant females, prisoners, mentally and physically handicapped individuals.
- Known hypersensitivity or severe adverse effects to the treatment drugs or to any ingredient of their preparation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 10 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 10 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05247008
Start Date
September 10 2021
End Date
October 10 2021
Last Update
February 18 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt, 11668