Health Condition 1: N186- End stage renal disease
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Chewing Gum: Both groups will have a run in period of 2weeks without intervention followed by 2weeks of chewing gum intervention
Intervention2: Chewing gum: All patients will be asked t
Sponsors
Christian Medical College Vellore
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a. Inclusion Criteria: > 3 months on Haemodialysis, 18 years of age and mentally and physically being able to participate and complete the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: those with malignancy in the oral cavityand with periodontal diseases, those who had microscopic evidence of oral infection in the oral cavity. hemodynamic instability preventing sufficient ultrafiltration, dementia or terminal diseases , use of chemotherapy or radiotherapy or both or use of xerogenic medications (including anticholinergic,antidepressants, antipsychotics, antihistamines,antiparkinsonian agents and unwillingness to participate in the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To analyse effect of sugar free chewing gum on Dialysis thirst inventory in dialysis patientsTimepoint: Measuring Dialysis Thirst inventory,Xerostomia inventory and Interdialytic weight gain at baseline,2weeks and at 4weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -To measure the effect of sugar free chewing gum in decreasing the interdialytic weight gain in haemodialysis patients -To measure the effect of sugar free chewing gum in decreasing the Xerostomia inventory in haemodialysis patientsTimepoint: 4 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDhivakar
Christian Medical College,Vellore
Outcome results
None listed