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Kitchen cures: vinegar, mulberry syrup, and green tea tested for diabetic mouth sores

NCT ID NCT06481254

Symptom relief Sponsor: Karadeniz Technical University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether gargling with hawthorn vinegar, black mulberry syrup, or green tea could improve oral health and quality of life in 120 adults with diabetes who had mouth sores (mucositis). Participants used one of the three gargles three times a day for 14 days alongside their usual care. The researchers measured mouth health and quality of life at the start, on day 7, and at day 14.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Hawthorn vinegar, black mulberry syrup, and green tea (used as mouth gargles)
What this could lead to
If effective, these natural gargles could offer a simple, low-cost way to ease mouth soreness and improve quality of life for people with diabetes and oral mucositis.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with no blinding of participants, and the results may not apply to everyone. Natural products can also cause irritation or allergic reactions in some people.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

120 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2024

Finished

Feb 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Overs 18 years of age, * Voluntary participation in the study, * Be lucid and able to communicate, * Be diagnosed with DM for at least 3 months ago, * Willing to use either hawthorn vinegar, black mulberry syrup or green tea as a complementary treatment for oral mucositis, * HbA1c ≥ 7% (Wang and Hng, 2021), * Oral mucositis score of 14\< in oral assessment. Exclusion Criteria: * Having a known psychological disorder, * Having HbA1c \<7%, * Not having oral mucositis, * Having hearing loss.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

diabetes mellitus mucositis stomatitis

As listed by the trial registrant

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Mucositis Quality of life

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Gümüşhane University

    Gümüşhane, 29600, Turkey (Türkiye)

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