Status:

COMPLETED

Systemic Zinc Sulphate in Treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Ulcerations:A Doubleblind, Placebo Controled Study

Lead Sponsor:

Qazvin University Of Medical Sciences

Conditions:

Aphthous Stomatitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

10+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is one of the most common of oral mucosa diseases that affects approximately 20% of the general population. Despite the fact that clinical, pathologic and therapeut...

Detailed Description

Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of man characterized by painful ulceration recurring with varying frequency. The pathophysiology of aphthous ulcers remains partly...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A history of Recurrent aphthous stomatitis
  • Patients who had symptoms such as burning sensation, pain
  • Patients not on any immunosuppressive or immunomodulatory treatment .
  • Patients of both sexes over 10 years with recurrent aphthous stomatitis
  • Patients who gave written informed consent
  • Patients who were willing for evaluation after therapy and every 1 month up to 5months

Exclusion

  • Participants demonstrating drug consumption in the 7 past months
  • pregnancy or lactation
  • Any kind of localized or systemic disease, especially ulcerative colitis , chorn disease and Bechet's syndrome
  • Smokers
  • patients receiving immunosuppressive treatments or any kind of systemic or local drugs especially systemic antibiotics (in past 2 weeks ) and oral antihistamines( in past month ) were either eliminated or asked to discontinue their treatment for a minimum of one month before entering the investigation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01210014

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

August 1 2009

Last Update

September 28 2010

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Qazvin university of medical sciences

Qazvin, Qazvin Province, Iran, 3415759811