The goal of this clinical trial is to assess Honey in orabase (1:1) for treating patients with OLP and improving their quality of life: The research question aims to answer: Does honey in orabase (1:1) improve or reduce OLP symptoms compared to the standardized treatment by triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% drug and improve the patient's quality of life? Participants will: Take drug ABC or a placebo every day for 4 months Visit the clinic once every 2 weeks for checkups and tests Keep a diary of their symptoms and the number of times they use a rescue inhaler
The study comprised 56 patients diagnosed with Oral Lichen Planus, who were randomly selected according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The subjects were between 35 and 60 years old, capable of complying with the study procedure, and provided informed consent. Exclusion criteria encompassed those with alternative oral mucosal illnesses, systemic problems influencing OLP or wound healing, allergies or sensitivities to honey or triamcinolone, or those receiving systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs. Individuals who were pregnant or lactating, as well as those unable to provide informed written consent, were excluded.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
56
The experimental drug was manufactured and packed at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Price Sattam University, SA. Production of a mucoadhesive paste involves a step-by-step process. in the final step, honey, comprising 50% of the total composition was thoroughly blended with the prepared base to ensure homogeneity
Dar AlUloom University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
RECRUITINGClinical Assessment of OLP lesions using OLP score
will be assessed by OLP score: Thongprasom et al.: score 0 (no lesions), score 1 (mild white striae only with no erythematous areas), score 2 (white striae exhibiting an atrophic area \< 1 cm2), score 3 (white striae alongside an atrophic area ≥ 1 cm2), score 4 (white striae in an erosive area \< 1 cm2), and score 5 (white striae alongside an erosive area ≥1 cm2). Atrophic OLP was defined as thinning of the oral mucosa, with a smooth red appearance, while erosive OLP involved ulceration and erosion of the mucosal surface.
Time frame: baseline to 1 year
Pain assessment using Visual analogue scale (VAS)
(VAS) is a self-reported score typically consisting of a 10 cm horizontal line from right (best) to left (worst) with verbal descriptions (word anchors: 0 cm: No pain; 1 cm: Hardly notice pain; 2 cm: Notice pain does not interfere with activities; 3 cm: Sometimes distracts me; 4 cm: Distracts me, can do usual activities; 5 cm: Interrupts some activities; 6 cm: Hard to ignore, avoid usual activities; 7 cm: focus of attention, prevent doing daily activities; 8 cm: Awful, hard to do anything; 9 cm: Can not bear the pain, unable to do anything; 10 cm: As bad as it could be, nothing else matters)
Time frame: baseline- to 1 year
Long-term satisfaction of patients with OLP treated with honey, recurrence rates, and quality of life after one year of treatment
Patient Satisfaction: Measured using a Likert scale questionnaire (e.g., 1-5, where 1 = very dissatisfied and 5 = very satisfied). Recurrence % or Complications Quality of Life: Reassess by using OHIP-14 at each follow-up.
Time frame: baseline to 1 year
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