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Green Tea Mouthwash on the Oral Health Status in Oral Cancer Patients

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Chiayi Christian Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Oral Cancer

Treatments

Other: mouthwash with green tea
Other: mouthwash with tap water group

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of green tea mouthwash on the oral health status (OHS) in oral cancer patients undergoing anticancer treatment.

Materials and methods: This was a prospective, single-blind, randomized, controlled trial. Patients were randomly assigned to 2 groups: mouthwash with green tea (intervention) group or tap water (control) group. The intervention group rinsed the mouth with 100 ml green tea solution for 60 seconds at least twice daily, and the control group rinsed the mouth with 100 ml tap water for 60 seconds at least twice daily. The primary outcome was OHS, which was evaluated according to the Oral Assessment Guide and measured at seven time points by the same researcher. Time 0 (T0) corresponded to baseline, and Time 1-6 (T1-T6) corresponded to monthly outpatient follow-ups until six months.

Enrollment

61 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • patients who were > 20 years
  • newly diagnosed with oral cancer by a physician
  • just received oral surgery and follow-up with or without chemotherapy or radiation therapy.

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with mental illness
  • an acute and a severe illness status
  • no teeth in the whole mouth
  • the ability of mouth opening less than 1 cm.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

61 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

mouthwash with green tea group
Experimental group
Description:
The intervention group rinsed the mouth with 100 ml green tea solution for 60 seconds at least twice daily.
Treatment:
Other: mouthwash with green tea
mouthwash with tap water group
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
The control group rinsed the mouth with 100 ml tap water for 60 seconds at least twice daily.
Treatment:
Other: mouthwash with tap water group

Trial contacts and locations

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