Erosive and/or ulcerative Oral Lichen Planus.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I-II (healthy or minimal systemic disease requiring no treatment) • Ages of 18 75 • Providing written consent • Either sex • Able to self-asses and report their pain level • OLP diagnosis is verified histologically • Treated or not with Volon A in the past; at time of initiation of study they will not be taking Volon A. Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Alcohol abuse or addiction – current • Opioids and benzodiazepines abuse – life time • Known hypersensitivity to morphine • Pregnancy and lactation • Major renal, hepatic, cardiac dysfunction • Sleep-apnoea-syndrome • Diabetes • Participation in other clinical studies • Institutionalized for any reason
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: Determine the proportion of Oral Lichen Planus patients whose lesions are healed on day six in the treatment vs control group. ;Secondary Objective: (1)Pain scores (spontaneous and functional, i.e. while chewing and swallowing of a standardized portion of food , e.g. a cracker) during the 5 days of treatment, obtained using a “Pain Diary”and a once daily phone interview. (2)Multidimensional assessment of pain at the oral lesion using the ‘German Pain Questionnaire’ (DSF). (3)Presence and severity of central (nausea, vomiting, sedation) and local (burning, dry mouth) opioid-related side effects. (4)Dose and timing of the current, standard medication for treatment of pain ;Primary end point(s): 60% of patients treated with the highest dose of morphine hydrochloride will have their lesions healed by day 5 of treatment. The effect is dose dependent. | — |
Countries
Germany