Clinical trials: Oral Dryness and Saliva Altered
Head and Neck Cancer
Therapy-Associated Saliva and Taste Change Evaluation (TASTE) in Head & Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
One of the main side effects of radiation therapy to the head and neck region is altered taste sensation. This causes significant morbidity and has profound effects on the quality of life (QoL) of patients.
- Trial name
- TASTE (NCT06444776)
- Testing
- Repetitive (semi-)objective and subjective taste, smell, and saliva analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Sonja Stieb, MD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, Caries, Dental
Salivary Bacteria and Oral Health Status in Children With ADHD
Attention deficit and hyperactivity (ADHD) affect 6% of school-aged children. Few studies reported higher prevalence of caries and restorations among children with ADHD. Methylphenidate is the drug of choice to treat ADHD.
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders, Caries, Dental, Xerostomia
- Trial name
- ADHD (NCT00966394)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Primary Sjögren's Syndrome (pSS)
New Clinical End-points in Patients With Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
There are no approved treatments for pSS and the clinical endpoints currently used in clinical trials are inadequate to capture all aspects of the disease that should be evaluated in clinical trials.
- Trial name
- NECESSITY (NCT05113004)
- Testing
- Hydroxychloroquine 400mg/d, Leflunomide 20mg/d, Mycophenolate mofetil 2000mg/d
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Oral Dryness and Saliva Altered, Oral Manifestations
The Effects of Using Augmented Reality (AR) System to Train Foreign Care Workers.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of augmented reality (AR) system training intervention of foreign care workers on the salivary biomarker and oral function of older people.
- Conditions
- Oral Dryness and Saliva Altered, Oral Manifestations, Swallowing Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05938166
- Testing
- oral care augmented reality (AR), video-based oral hygiene education course
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital