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Trial reportFrontiers in immunology2022

A randomized controlled trial to verify the irrigation of salivary glands in relieving xerostomia in patients with Sjögren's syndrome.

Hongming Du, Zhen Fu, Yi Zhong, Yi Yuan, Jing Zhao, Xu Ding, Sheng Li, Shiyu Gao, Yuchi Zhu, Haiyang Song and 1 more

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Trial report in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hongming DuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Zhen FuDepartment of Stomatology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yi ZhongJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yi YuanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Xu DingDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Sheng LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Shiyu GaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuchi ZhuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Haiyang SongJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Heming WuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Affiliated Stomatological Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Nanjing Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To verify the effect of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) and major salivary glands saline irrigation on relieving xerostomia in Sjögren's syndrome (SS) patients. Methods: The enrolled 49 SS patients were randomly assigned to the control group (no irrigation, n=16), saline group (irrigation with saline, n=17) and TA group (irrigation with TA, n=16). Fourteen cases of each group were treated differently but received the same examinations. The examinations include unstimulated whole saliva flow (UWS), chewing-stimulated whole saliva flow (SWS), citric acid-stimulated parotid flow (SPF), Clinical Oral Dryness Score (CODS), Xerostomia Inventory (XI) and EULAR SS Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI) of 1 week before irrigation (T0) and 1 week(T1), 8 weeks (T8), 16 weeks (T16) and 24 weeks (T24) after major salivary irrigation. Results: Each group had 14 cases with completed follow-ups. Both TA and saline irrigation of major salivary glands resulted in higher SWS and SPF of T8, T16 and than those at T0. ESSPRI (oral dryness domain) of T8, T16 and T24 were significantly lower than that at T0, respectively ( Conclusion: The irrigation of major salivary glands by TA and saline relieve xerostomia in SS patients. Patients with non-severe xerostomia (responders) have better relief after irrigation than patients with severe xerostomia (non-responders). Clinical Trial Registration: www.chictr.org.cn, identifier (ChiCTR210052314).

Indexed as

Sjogren's SyndromeXerostomiaHumansParotid GlandSalivaSalivary Glandsirrigationsalivasalivary glandsSjögren’s syndromexerostomia

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