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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a spray the basis of pilocarpine on salivary flow of patients with xerostomia, by radiation therapy, and primary Sjögren's Syndrome treated at the Clinics Hospital of Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (HCFMRP-USP), and its impact on quality of life.


Clinical Trial Description

There will be two groups: Group 1 (G1) - will use a spray with pilocarpine for three months and after a washout period of a month, use a spray without pilocarpine for another three months; Group 2 (G2) - will use a spray without pilocarpine for three months and after a washout period of a month, use a spray with pilocarpine for another three months (in a randomized, controlled, duble blind and crossover study). Participants will be submitted to OHIP-14, Xerostomia Inventory (XI) and salivary flow measurement before the start of therapy - baseline (T0), one (T2), two (T3) and three (T4) months after starting the use of spray, after washout, crossover occurs and the same parameters are measured for the same periods (T0', T2', T3' and T4'), and is measured one hour after the saliva (T1 and T1') baseline. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


NCT number NCT02982577
Study type Interventional
Source University of Sao Paulo
Contact Raony MS Pereira, MSc
Phone +55 16 981275221
Email raonymolimsp@hotmail.com
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date April 2016
Completion date July 2017

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