USE OF LIQUORICE ROOT AND CHEWING GUM TO STOP SMOKING

Efficacy Of Liquorice Root and Sugarless Chewing Gum as an Adjuvant to Smoking Cessation – A Randomized Controlled Trial - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/09/057855

Enrollment

120

Registered

2023-09-19

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: LIQUORICE ROOT: Patient will be advised to chew liquorice root (2-4 grams) for 10 minutes, 3 to 5 times per day depending on dependence of smoking as an alternative to smoking tobacco u

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current smoking tobacco users aged 18 years to 74 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Physically and mentally challenged individuals 2. Subjects with medical history. 3. Subjects currently using NRT or anti-depressants 4. Subjects diagnosed with oral cancer. 5. Subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The self-reported continuous tobacco abstinence, point prevalence tobacco abstinence using Carbon monoxide breath analyserTimepoint: 1, 3, 6 Months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
self reported quit rate. relapse after intervention.Timepoint: 1,3,6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDikshita Mehta

Tamilnadu Government Dental College and Hospital

leenabapilus@gmail.com9444258266

Outcome results