Influence of Different Doses of the Vitamin B12 on Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

NCT ID: NCT01127724

Last Updated: 2014-11-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

8 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-06-30

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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Background: The frequency of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), the most common oral mucosa lesions seen in primary care, is up to 25% in the general population. Sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 1000 mcg per day for 6 months was found to be effective for patients suffering from RAS, regardless of the serum vitamin B12 level. However, the optimal therapeutic dose of vitamin B12 treatment remains unclear.

Working hypothesis and aims:

Aim-To assesses the influence of different vitamin B12 treatment doses on the frequency and severity of RAS episodes.

Working hypothesis- The group receiving the higher dose of vitamin B12 treatment will have the lower frequency and severity of RAS episodes; the reaction will be faster.

Methods: randomized, double blind, intervention study.

Study population: 75 patients in three groups (total of 225 patients):

Group I- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 1000 mcg per day for 6 months Group II- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 100 mcg per day for 6 months Group I- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 2000 mcg per day for 6 months Study design: Study participates will be followed through three study periods: The first period- three months prior to receiving active treatment, the second period- six month of active treatment (with randomization to study groups), and the third period- three month after finishing active treatment. Frequency and severity of RAS episodes will be recorded by the patient with "aphthous diary" that will be filled daily during all study period (12 months).

Expected results: This study will allow us to identify optimal dose of vitamin B12 treatment that will achieve faster and longer remission of RAS episodes.

Importance: This is a very common problem in the population. Study results will help to identify optimal doses of vitamin B12 needed to treat RAS.

Probable implications to Medicine: study results are supposed to give faster and better treatment for RAS episodes

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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group 1- 1000 mcg

Group I- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 1000 mcg per day for 6 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

vitamin B12 treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Group I- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 1000 mcg per day for 6 months Group II- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 100 mcg per day for 6 months Group III- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 2000 mcg per day for 6 months

Group 2- 100 mcg

Group II- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 100 mcg per day for 6 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

vitamin B12 treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Group I- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 1000 mcg per day for 6 months Group II- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 100 mcg per day for 6 months Group III- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 2000 mcg per day for 6 months

group 3- 2000 mcg

Group III- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 2000 mcg per day for 6 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

vitamin B12 treatment

Intervention Type DRUG

Group I- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 1000 mcg per day for 6 months Group II- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 100 mcg per day for 6 months Group III- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 2000 mcg per day for 6 months

Interventions

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vitamin B12 treatment

Group I- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 1000 mcg per day for 6 months Group II- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 100 mcg per day for 6 months Group III- will receive sublingual vitamin B12 treatment, 2000 mcg per day for 6 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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vitamin B12

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 18 and older
* Suffer from RAS For at least one year, with aphthous frequency at least once a month.

Exclusion Criteria

* known sensitivity to vitamin B12
* Don't speak Hebrew, Russian or English.
* Systemic Diseases, known in developing mouth aphthous (Behcet disease, Lupus Erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and AIDS disease)
* Patients who have received last year any form of vitamin B12 .
* Patients who receive a different treatment to RAS(not for pain)
* Pregnant or breastfeeding women
* patient suffering from Leber's optic atrophy
* Patients who suffer from Psychosis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Meir Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yan Press, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Locations

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Clalit Health Service (HMO)

Beersheba, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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MMC105709KCTIL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id