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Oral Lichen PlanusNCT06042010

Oral Zinc Supplement as Adjunctive Therapy for Erosive Oral Lichen Planus

A study testing Oral zinc supplement and triamcinolone acetonide Oral paste in people with Oral Lichen Planus, run by Hams Hamed Abdelrahman at 1 site in Egypt.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Lichen Planus (LP) is a chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disease and considered as T-cell mediated autoimmune disorder. Zinc is a potent antioxidant micronutrient that contributes to the proper functioning of the antioxidant defense system. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Oral Lichen Planus
What is being tested?
Oral zinc supplement and triamcinolone acetonide Oral paste
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
22 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
5 Jan 2023to 14 Feb 2023
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 25 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients involved in this clinical trial will have symptomatic OLP

Who cannot join

  • Smokers or tobacco users will be excluded from this clinical trial.
  • Pregnant and lactating females.
  • Any patient that has history of cancer, kidney, liver or other autoimmune disease will be excluded from this study.
  • Patients showing dysplastic changes in their confirmatory biopsy specimen will be also excluded.
  • Any patients presenting with extra oral lichen planus lesions will be excluded.
  • Suspicious lesions of both lichenoid contact reaction and lichenoid drug reaction lesions will be excluded.
  • Vitamin administration intake within the last 3 months

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Egypt1 site
  • Alexandria Faculty of Dentistry

    Alexandria

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About this study

Official title: Efficacy of Oral Zinc Supplement as an Adjunctive Therapy for Erosive Oral Lichen Planus (a Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial)

Lichen Planus (LP) is a chronic mucocutaneous inflammatory disease and considered as T-cell mediated autoimmune disorder.

Zinc is a potent antioxidant micronutrient that contributes to the proper functioning of the antioxidant defense system. In addition, this mineral protects cells against inflammation by oxidative stress, because it acts in the stabilization of cell membrane. It also maintains macrophage and neutrophil functions, natural killer cell activity, and complement activity.

Read more

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a family of zinc-containing endopeptidases and have the main function of proteolytic degradation of connective tissue matrix proteins. Zinc prevents (MMP-1) activation and inhibition of the T-cell accumulation in (OLP) through inhibiting of (MMP-9).

Aim of the study: To evaluate and compare the efficacy of adding oral zinc supplementation 50 mg to 0.1%Triamcinolone orabase (TA)versus 0.1%Triamcinolone orabase alone on the healing of erosive OLP.

Being tested
Oral zinc supplement, triamcinolone acetonide Oral paste
Medical subject headings
Lichen Planus, Oral

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Oral zinc supplementDrug

    patients received oral Zinc picolinate 50mg for 6 weeks as single morning dose along with 0.1%

  • triamcinolone acetonide Oral pasteDrug

    patients will received 0.1%triamcinolone acetonide Oral paste twice daily alone for 6weeks.

Study groups in NCT06042010
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Test groupExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Oral zinc supplement
control groupActive comparatorNot described
Receives: Drug: triamcinolone acetonide Oral paste

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in oral lesions

    Thongprasom scoring system will be used for the measurement of objective outcomes; score 5 was assigned to patients having white striae with erosive areas >1 cm2, score 4 assigned to patients with white striae and erosive areas <1 cm2, score 3 assigned to those having white striae and atrophic areas >1 cm2, score 2 assigned to those having white striae and atrophic areas <1 cm2, score 1 assigned to those having only white striae, and score 0 assigned to normal mucosa.

    Measured: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

  2. Change in MMP-9 level

    Whole unstimulated saliva will be collected from all participants

    Measured: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Change in pain

    Patients will be asked to assign a numerical score representing the intensity of their symptoms on a scale from 0 to 10, with 0 being no symptoms and 10 being worst imaginable symptoms

    Measured: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted18 Sep 2023
  2. Study start5 Jan 2023
  3. Primary completion14 Feb 2023
  4. Study completion14 Feb 2023

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
22 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06042010
Sponsor's protocol ID
Oral medicine_0424-04\2022
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
12 Sep 2023
Last updated
18 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Oral zinc supplement and triamcinolone acetonide Oral paste in people with Oral Lichen Planus, run by Hams Hamed Abdelrahman at 1 site in Egypt.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Egypt. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in oral lesions (time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Sep 2023.

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