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The Efficacy of Selenium as an Alternative or Complementary Topical Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus

The Efficacy of Selenium as an Alternative or Complementary Topical Treatment of Oral Lichen Planus (Randomized Clinical Trial)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06362005
Acronym
RCT
Enrollment
50
Registered
2024-04-12
Start date
2024-05-01
Completion date
2025-10-01
Last updated
2025-12-31

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Conditions

Lichen Planus, Oral

Keywords

seleinum, Antioxidant, Glutathione-S-transferases, Reactive oxygen species

Brief summary

evaluate clinically and biochemically the efficacy of topically applied selenium as complementary or alternative to triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% and tacrolimus 0.1% in patients with oral lichen planus.

Detailed description

The signs and symptoms of the oral lichen planus lesion. 2-The associated oral symptoms. 3- Glutathione biomarker level as an antioxidant enzyme in saliva by ELISA analysis .

Interventions

DRUGTriamcinolone Acetonide 0.1% Oint

RCT

DRUGTacrollimus Topical

RCT

DRUGSelenium

RCT

DRUGSelenium & Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.1% Oint

RCT

DRUGSelenium& Tacrollimus topical

RCT

Sponsors

Sphinx university
CollaboratorOTHER
Al-Azhar University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* clinical diagnosis of OLP

Exclusion criteria

1. lichenoid reaction from medication ' . 2. any systemic autoimmune disease 3. Pregnancy 4. smokers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
to assess a visual analog scale (VAS)of the oral lichen planus lesionbaseline, 1, 3 and 6 months after treatmentqualitative

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
to assess The associated Oral Disease Severity Score 3- Glutathione biomarker level as an antioxidant enzyme in saliva by ELISA analysisbaseline, 1, 3 and 6 months after treatmentqualitative ,and quantitiave
Biochemical evaluation of salivary Glutathione level using (ELISA)baseline, 1, 3 months after treatmentQuantity

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026