The Efficacy of Oregano Essential Oil in Reducing Oral Halitosis
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interventional
54
1 country
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Brief Summary
the efficacy of commercially available oregano essential oil mouthwash in the reduction of oral halitosis was compared to chlorhexidine and distilled water and the results showed significant reduction of organoleptic tongue and floss scores and BANA test scores compared to placebo
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2020
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 12, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 15, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 17, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 27, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 3, 2021
CompletedMarch 4, 2021
March 1, 2021
10 months
February 27, 2021
March 2, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
organoleptic tongue and floss scores
organoleptic measuements
9 month
Secondary Outcomes (1)
BANA test
9 month
Study Arms (3)
oregano
EXPERIMENTALoregawash mouthwash was used twice times daily for 7 days
placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORdistilled water was used twice times daily for 7 days
chlorhexidine
ACTIVE COMPARATORCorsodyl with 0.2%CHX mouthwash was used twice times daily for 7 days
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Organoleptic score was \>2 at baseline.
- Participants between 18-23 years of age.
- The subjects had no systemic disease and were not taking antibiotics or receiving other antimicrobial therapy.
- The subjects did not receive the same time treatment for their halitosis.
You may not qualify if:
- Smokers, alcoholics and drug addicts.
- Patients with periodontitis or pocket depth \>6 mm.
- Patients taking drugs which induced xerostomia.
- Subjects consuming spicy food: garlic or onions two days before examination.
- Patients with orthodontic appliances or removable dentures.
- pregnancy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Univeristy of Baghdad
Baghdad, Rasafa, 00964, Iraq
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
mohamed s albana, director
univeristy of baghdad
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 27, 2021
First Posted
March 3, 2021
Study Start
January 12, 2020
Primary Completion
November 15, 2020
Study Completion
November 17, 2020
Last Updated
March 4, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share