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Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group, used licorice and compare group used water at first 11 day. At this time each group used the solution 3 times (half an hour). After a meal, the mouthwash solution was taken and
Sponsors
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People with advanced kidney failure undergoing regular hemodialysis (with the same weekly sessions) that complain of dry mouth in the last 4 weeks and have the ability to do mouthwash
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patient's unwillingness to continue to participate in the study sensitivity to mouthwash licorice. Start medications that cause dry mouth during the study (Antihypertensive, antidepressant, diuretic, anticholinergic, and antihistamine)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thomson questionnaire Oral dry mouth score in 2014. Timepoint: At the study, on the fifth and eleventh day after using water and licorice. Method of measurement: Thomson Oral questionnaire 2014 For dry mouth, 5 questions include: 1- Feeling dry in my mouth 2- When I'm eating, I feel dry in my mouth,3- I have a feeling of dryness in the mouth when eating dry foods,4- I wake up at night for drinking 5- To swallow food, I should eat some water. Each answer is 5 questions using Likert 1- never 2- never ,hardly3- sometimes,4- frequently5- Always and the score of 25 is the highest score which shows the highest levels of dry mouth. And the 5 was lowest score without dry mouth. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public Contactfesdeghchi Marzieh
Iran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed