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Sponsored by: |
Soroka University Medical Center |
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Information provided by: | Soroka University Medical Center |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00288769 |
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 be up to 50%.Different approaches for treatment are described: treatment with various natural vitamins , local ointments , disinfectant agents for local treatment , local antibiotic ointments , NSAID, local cortisone-steroids , and even medication on the basis of immune-depressants of the immune system and systematic steroids .
Methods:
A double-blind study of daily administration of sublingual Vitamin B12 tablets manufactured by Solgar (each tablet containing 1000 mcg. of Vitamin B12) opposed to placebo tablets.
Purpose of the research:
To investigate the effect of Vitamin B12 on the frequency of recurrent canker sores of the mouth (RAS).
Study hypothesis:
Treatment with vitamin B12 will reduce the recurrence rate and will diminish the symptomatology of RAS episodes.
Condition | Intervention |
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Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis |
Drug: daily sublingual tablets Vitamin B12 1000 mcg versus placebo |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Study Start Date: | March 2006 |
Study Completion Date: | January 2008 |
Primary Completion Date: | December 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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2 | Drug: daily sublingual tablets Vitamin B12 1000 mcg versus placebo |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Study ID Numbers: | SOR415705CTIL |
Study First Received: | February 7, 2006 |
Last Updated: | January 22, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00288769 |
Health Authority: | Israel: Ministry of Health |
Recurrent aphthous stomatitis vitamin B12 |
Mouth Diseases Stomatitis Hydroxocobalamin Vitamin B 12 |
Stomatognathic Diseases Stomatitis, Aphthous Aphthous stomatitis Recurrence |
Disease Attributes Vitamin B Complex Pathologic Processes Hematinics Therapeutic Uses Growth Substances |
Vitamins Hematologic Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Micronutrients Pharmacologic Actions |