View clinical trials related to Xerostomia.
Filter by:The goal of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a mix of (green tea and peppermint) mouth rinse using the subjective dry mouth score as a primary objective and to assess the effect of that mix on the salivary flow rate and objective dry mouth score as a secondary objective.
The goal of this [ type of study: Clinical trial] is to test effectiveness of Hibiscus Sabdariffa L. mouth rinse using the subjective dry mouth score as a primary objective and to assess the effect of that mix on the salivary flow rate and objective dry mouth score as a secondary objective.
Taste problems and xerostomia (dry mouth) are common among patients with advanced cancer. These symptoms can affect the pleasure of eating and drinking, reduce dietary intake, cause low mood, and a lower quality of life. This study will explore the relationship between dry mouth and taste problems in patients with advanced cancer.
This is a multi-center, non-inferiority, open-label, randomized controlled phase III clinical trial in primary diagnosed nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients without distant metastasis. This study aims to compare the regional control, survival outcomes, radiation-related toxicities, and quality of life (QoL) of xerostomia-optimized intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus standard intensity-modulated radiotherapy in NPC patients
The objective of this study is to evaluate how well the study product, Crest Daily Whitening Serum, alleviates Xerostomia and perceived halitosis over 1 week of use.
The goal of this cluster based intervention trial is to evaluate the effect of a nurse-led patient education program on dry mouth in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty. The Mouth Educational Program (MEP) is a nurse-led patient education program, in which trained nurses use current clinical, palliative dry mouth guidelines in a structured manner to discuss causes, consequences and interventions with the patients and to create an appropriate treatment plan. This intervention will be compared to a control group receiving care as usual. Therefore, the main question it aims to answer is: Does a nurse-led patient education program reduce dry mouth complaints in patients with a life-limiting condition or frailty? Participants will be asked to answer questionnaires and, when part of the intervention group, partake in the Mouth Educational Program (MEP).
This study will assess the efficacy and safety of bilateral intra-parotid administration of AAV2-hAQP1 in adults with Grade 2 or Grade 3 radiation-induced late xerostomia.
The goal of this clinical research study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of injecting certain cells that you produce in your bone marrow called mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) into your salivary glands. Participants will have head and neck cancer that was treated with radiation therapy, and in this study will: - Undergo a collection of bone marrow using a needle; - Donate saliva; - Undergo a salivary gland ultrasound; and, - Complete questionnaires that ask about dry mouth Participants can expect to be in this study for up to 30 months.
Patients undergoing hematopoietic cell transplantation (HSCT) receive high doses of chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy to eradicate the underlying disease, which induces a series of adverse effects, including in the oral cavity. Among the most common oral lesions is oral mucositis (OM), which has been associated with greater morbidity and important biological and economic impact.Currently, photobiomodulation (PBM) with intraoral application has been recommended for the prevention of OM, however, few studies have evaluated the impact of its extraoral use.
Depression is the most common mental illness and antidepressants are in the first line of treatment of depressed patients. This therapeutic class is inevitably associated with side effects and adverse reactions, xerostomia being a symptom that seems to be transverse to them all. Saliva performs multiple functions and plays a vital role in protecting the health of the soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. Reductions in salivary flow are most often manifested as dry mouth, and this is the subjective complaint called xerostomia. Although xerostomia is the most frequent indication of reduced salivary production, it is not invariably associated with hyposalivation. The user of antidepressant drugs has a number of important systemic and oral complications. Treatment for salivary changes remains unknown, but low-level laser therapy has been shown to be effective in improving salivary flow in patients with xerostomia due to diabetes, Sjogren's syndrome, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for head, neck and lung cancer. This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate oral symptoms related to salivary gland function and mucosal condition of depressed patients, as well as the effects of photobiomodulation on salivary flow. Sixty patients will be included in the protocol, after signing the Informed Consent Form. They will undergo anamnesis, physical evaluation and oral health self-perception questionnaires and symptoms related to salivary gland function and then will be divided into two groups: Photobiomodulation (PBM) (n=30); will have their larger salivary glands irradiated with Diode laser (808nm, 4J per point, 40s) and placebo (PCB) (n=30), which will be subjected to a simulation, where the application protocol will be repeated, but with the laser off. Previous and post treatment sialometries will be performed to compare saliva volume. Biochemical analysis, in which total protein and calcium will be measured, will also be performed.