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Investigating the effect of suckable form of curcumin and ginger mouthwash on oral health and sense of taste

Comparison of the effect of curcumin suck able form and ginger mouthwash on oral health and sense of taste in hemodialysis patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20230625058578N1
Enrollment
99
Registered
2023-08-18
Start date
2023-07-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

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Conditions

oral hygiene.

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group: in the ginger mouthwash group, patients use mouthwash in the morning and at night for 30 seconds to one minute inside the mouth according to the mouthwash in

Sponsors

Artesh University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years of age Patients who They undergo dialysis three days a week and dialysis adequacy (Kt/V) is normal. Mental and physical ability to use mouthwash and suction form Being healthy and not having wounds or skin disease in the mouth and face area Persons who have a score of more than 6 in the BIOS scale review

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Use of anti-inflammatory substances by hemodialysis patients in the past six weeks and at the time of examination Antibiotic use Having immune system deficiency Suffering from blood platelet deficiency Suffering from acute systemic diseases Acute oral and dental infection History of allergy to ginger and turmeric Drug addiction Suffering from mental and cognitive diseases that make it impossible to communicate with the patient Medical problems such as history of radiotherapy, Sjogren's syndrome and the use of drugs that affect salivary glands and their secretion Suffering from diabetes in those seeking help who take the inhaled form of curcumin People whose sense of taste has been lost during another special disease (coronavirus patients, etc.) Using mouthwash or artificial saliva

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Oral hygiene. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and after 1 month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck oral health assessment scale.;Sense of taste. Timepoint: before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and after 1 month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Subjective scale of sense of taste.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactforoozeh mehrabi

Artesh University of Medical Sciences

f_mehrabi@ajaums.ac.ir+98 21 8609 6350

Outcome results

None listed

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