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Investigating the effect of chewing gum on head and face edema of burn patients

Investigating the effect of chewing gum on head and face edema of burn patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20211110053030N4
Enrollment
64
Registered
2024-07-28
Start date
2024-07-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-26

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

Conditions

Burn edema. Localized edema

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:From the second day of hospitalization, from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, every three hours for 20 minutes for 4 times during the period of 3 days, the people of the interven

Sponsors

Ilam University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A score of 13 or higher on the Glasgow Coma Scale 24 hours have passed since admission to the burn ward Second and third degree burns on the head, face and neck Burn percentage less than 50% ability to speak Obtaining a score of 23 and above in MMSE Having one to three molar teeth on both sides Not consuming food by mouth

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness to participate in the study Existence or history of addiction Electrical burns The need for surgery and grafting in the face and neck Taking all kinds of diuretic drugs

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Burn edema. Timepoint: Before the intervention, three days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Placing opened sterile gas on the burn areas to measure the amount of edema and transferring the size of the sterile gas used to determine the desired number in centimeters.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAlireza Vasiee

Ilam University of Medical Sciences

rezawest10@gmail.com+98 87 3222 7091

Outcome results

None listed

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