Evaluating Two Easy Treatments to Increase Saliva in Postmenopausal Women with Dry Mouth

Comparison of TENS and Interferential Therapy in Salivary Stimulation in Post-Menopausal Women with Oral Dryness A Clinical Trial - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2026/03/0105155

Enrollment

Registered

2026-03-02

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-30

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Interferential therapy: it is an electrotherapy device which is used to stimulate tissues , salivary glands Control Intervention1: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS): I

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Females aged 45 70 years with history of menopause, Patients with no history of habits, patients with oral dryness,Patients willing for the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with salivary gland disease/disorders Patients with History of head and neck cancer and undergoing chemotherapy Patients with xerostomia due to Sjogren s syndrome Patients under medications e.g. Antihypertensives, ACE-inhibitors, calcium channel blockers etc. which alters the salivary flow rate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Interferential therapy showed better results compared to TENSTimepoint: baseline and 3 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShalini prabha P

SRM Dental college

anug77@gmail.com09940702765

Outcome results