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Assessment of systemic effects of ginger on salivation in patients with post-radiotherapy xerostomia.

Assessment of systemic effects of ginger on salivation in patients with post-radiotherapy xerostomia.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT138807012227N2
Enrollment
61
Registered
2009-11-28
Start date
2008-07-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

xerostomia. Disturbance of salivary secretion

Interventions

Intervention 1: ginger capsule (zintoma, goldaru), three times a day, for two weeks. Intervention 2: starch capsules as placebo, three times a day, for two weeks.
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
ginger capsule (zintoma, goldaru), three times a day, for two weeks
starch capsules as placebo, three times a day, for two weeks

Sponsors

Kerman Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences,
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Presence of Xerostomia, age more than 18 years old Exclusion criteria: Age less than 18 years, smoking, consumption of anticoagulants or Nifedipine, presence of Sjogren syndrome, diabetes mellitus, or end stage cancer, pregnancy, radiotherapy within 3 months prior to study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of xerostomia. Timepoint: After two weeks. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of symptom such as chewing, swallowing, speaking. Timepoint: After two weeks. Method of measurement: questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Arezoo Alaie

Kerman School of Dentistry

g_chamani@kmu.ac.irngln2006@yahoo.com+98 34 1211 9021

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026