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Effectiveness of Menthol Chewing Gum in the Management of Thirst

NCT03200197 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2017-06-27

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Summary

The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of menthol chewing gum compared to maintained fasting (usual care) in reducing the intensity of the surgical patient's thirst during the preoperative period. The hypothesis of the study was that the use of menthol chewing gum in surgical patients in the preoperative period would be more effective than the maintenance of fasting with regard to the decrease in thirst and its discomforts.

Conditions

  • Thirst

Interventions

OTHER

Menthol chewing gum

The experimental group received one unit of mentholated chewing gum, chewing and swallowing the saliva in a natural rhythm for 10 minutes. The menthol chewing gum used is called TRÍDENT®and is composed as follows: base gum, hydrogenated vegetable oil, vegetable oil, sweeteners: sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, and sucralose, humectants: glycerin and triacetin, flavorings (contains wheat derivatives), anti-humectant talc, emulsifiers: esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids with acetic acid, soy lectin and mono and diglycerides of fatty acids and colorings: tartrazine and brilliant blue FCF, presenting a weight of 1.8g per unit.

OTHER

Usual care (fasting)

The control group received the usual care given at the hospitalization units, that is, when the patient reported thirst, the need to maintain fasting for 10 minutes was reaffirmed.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Estadual de Londrina

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ligia Fahl Fonseca · State University of Londrina

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

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