Oral Ulcer
Conditions
Keywords
Ulcer, Herbel gel
Brief summary
This clinical trial was conducted in School of Dentistry, Islamabad from 15th June 2023 to 16th January 2024. A total 202 participants took part in study and were divided equally into two groups i.e Control group and Experimental group where Control group was not given any treatment for oral ulcer whereas Experimental group was given herbal based Denpro oral gel 2-4 times a day for at least 4 weeks topically on ulcer area. Mouth ulcer size in patients was measured on first day Visit=0, second day Visit=1, third day Visit=2, fourth day Visit=3, seventh day Visit=4 and fourteenth day Visit=5 for reduction and complete recovery. Data was analyzed by One way ANOVA and POST HOC Tukey test.
Detailed description
This clinical trial was conducted in School of Dentistry, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto medical university for the period of six months from 15th June 2023 to 16th January 2024. Ethical approval was taken from the Ethical Review Board committee of the hospital with the Letter # SOD/ERB/2023/43-01. The participants volunteered in the study after the brief explanation about the aims and objectives study. These participants were enrolled in the study after receiving their informed written consents. Total 202 participants took part in the study and did show up during the entire follow up period of the study. 54 males and 148 females participated in this clinical trial after their confirmation of not having allergy to any type of medication. These patients were divided into two groups i.e Control group and Experimental group. Control group was not given anything but Experimental group was given Denpro oral gel (Gennec Health Sciences PVT, LTD, Karachi, Pakistan) for treating the ulcer 2-4 times a day for at least 2 weeks. They were instructed to apply the gel topically on the ulcer area with the help of finger or applicator after the meals or before sleeping. Moreover, they were forbidden to use any other medication for the treatment of the oral mouth ulcer to avoid the bias. Mouth ulcer size in both the control group and Experimental group was measured on the first day Visit=0 which was taken as the baseline, again measured on second day Visit=1 , third day Visit=2 , fourth day Visit=3 , seventh day Visit=4 and finally, fourteenth day Visit=5. These multiple visits were carried out for checking the reduction in its size and complete recovery of the oral mucosa without using anything in Control group and after the application of the gel in the Experimental group.
Interventions
OTHERDenpro oral gel
Experimental group was given Denpro oral gel (Gennec Health Sciences PVT, LTD, Karachi, Pakistan)
Sponsors
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 36 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Mouth ulcer size greater than 2mm that appeared within 48 hours.
Exclusion criteria
* Mouth ulcer size lesser than 2mm that did not appear within 48 hours.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reduction in size of Oral Ulcer and recovery of oral mucosa | treatment of the ulcer 2-4 times a day for at least 2 weeks. | Mouth ulcer size in both the control group and Experimental group was measured on the first day Visit=0 which was taken as the baseline, again measured on second day Visit=1 , third day Visit=2 , fourth day Visit=3 , seventh day Visit=4 and finally, fourteenth day Visit=5 |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed