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Simple oral care reminder cards may boost health in dialysis patients

NCT ID NCT07462208

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether giving oral care education and reminder cards to adults on hemodialysis could improve their oral health and help them adjust to their chronic disease. 82 patients received one-on-one training, a reminder card, and a checklist to track daily oral care. Researchers measured changes using an oral assessment guide and an adaptation-to-chronic-illness scale.

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Active substance
oral health education and reminder cards
What this could lead to
If effective, this simple approach could help hemodialysis patients maintain better oral health and adapt more easily to their chronic condition.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed quasi-experimental study, not a randomized trial. Results may not apply to all dialysis patients, and the intervention's long-term benefits are unknown.

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Study facts

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Participants

82 people

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Started

Jun 2024

Finished

Oct 2024

Lead sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

The population consisted of 115 individuals who applied to the hemodialysis unit of a research and practice hospital located in a city centre for hemodialysis treatment between July and October 2024. No sample selection was performed, and 82 (71.30%) patients on hemodialysis who met the inclusion criteria of the research were included in the sample.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * being 18 years of age or older, * receiving HD treatment three or four times a week for at least 6 months, * having no hearing, visual, or speech impairment, * having no diagnosis of malignancy, * performing self-oral care, Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who refused to participate in the study, * did not meet the inclusion criteria, * did not consent to an oral examination,

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University

    Çanakkale, 17100, Turkey (Türkiye)

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