Simple oral care reminder cards may boost health in dialysis patients
NCT ID NCT07462208
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.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- 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
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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82 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Çanakkale, 17100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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