Status:

COMPLETED

Oral Vitamin B12 as Potential Treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Lead Sponsor:

Soroka University Medical Center

Conditions:

Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis is a common phenomenon in Primary Medicine.Frequency of the phenomenon can be as high as 25% of the general population and the recurrence of the problem can ...

Detailed Description

Scientific Background: Recurrent painful canker sores within the mouth (Recurrent aphthous stomatitis, RAS) are a common phenomenon in Primary Medicine (1,2). The term "aphthai" in Greek means a cond...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Over 18 years old.
  • Suffering from RAS as least for one year with a frequency of at least one sore per month

Exclusion

  • Known systemic diseases concurrent with lesions in the mouth (Behcet's disease, jaundice, Rheumatism, Aides).
  • Does not speak Hebrew, Russian, or English.
  • Patients who have received in the last year Vit. B12 in any form.
  • Patients who receive other treatment for RAS.
  • Pregnant or nursing mothers.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00288769

Start Date

March 1 2006

End Date

January 1 2008

Last Update

January 23 2009

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Beersheba, Israel