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CTRI Number  CTRI/2017/11/010321 [Registered on: 01/11/2017] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 18/08/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug
Ayurveda
Dentistry 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study and compare the effects of two medications; corticosteroids (Clobetasol Propionate) and Aloe Vera in the treatment of Oral Lichen Planus. 
Scientific Title of Study   A Randomised Parallel Clinical Trial To Compare The Efficacy Of Topical Application Of 97% Aloe Vera Gel Along With 94.7% Aloe Vera Juice Versus 0.05% Clobetasol Propionate Topical Application In The Treatment Of Oral Lichen Planus 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Aniket Uday Vaidya 
Designation  M.D.S. Student 
Affiliation  Goa Dental College and Hospital 
Address  Oral Medicine and Radiology Dept. Goa Dental College and Hospital Bambolim, Goa (403 202) INDIA.

North Goa
GOA
403202
India 
Phone  8390541605  
Fax    
Email  draniketvaidya@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Manisha Khorate 
Designation  Assistant Professor  
Affiliation  Goa University 
Address  OPD 1-A,Oral Medicine and Radiology Dept. Goa Dental College and Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Medical Complex, Bambolim, Goa (403 202) INDIA.

North Goa
GOA
403202
India 
Phone  9823213773  
Fax    
Email  khoratemanisha@rediffmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Aniket Uday Vaidya 
Designation  M.D.S. Student 
Affiliation  Goa Dental College and Hospital 
Address  Oral Medicine and Radiology Dept. Goa Dental College and Hospital Bambolim, Goa (403 202) INDIA.


GOA
403202
India 
Phone  8390541605  
Fax    
Email  draniketvaidya@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
OPD 1-A, Oral Medicine and Radiology Department,Goa Dental College And Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Medical Campus, Bambolim - Goa 403202 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Aniket Uday Vaidya 
Address  Oral Medicine and Radiology Dept. Goa Dental College and Hospital Bambolim, Goa (403 202) INDIA. 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Dr. Aniket Vaidya] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Dr Ajit D Dinkar  Professor and Head Oral Medicine and Radiology Dept. Goa Dental College and Hospital Bambolim, Goa (403 202) INDIA. 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Aniket Uday Vaidya  Goa Dental College and Hospital  OPD No. 1 -A, Ground Floor, Oral Medicine and Radiology Dept.
North Goa
GOA 
8390541605
8390541605
draniketvaidya@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: D899||Disorder involving the immune mechanism, unspecified, Oral Lichen Planus,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  0.05% Clobetasol Propionate Ointment   0.05% Clobetasol Propionate ointment local intraoral topical application on the affected area BD for 2 months 
Intervention  Aloe vera gel, Aloe vera juice  97% pure Aloe vera gel local intraoral topical application on the affected area BD for 2 months 94.7% pure Aloe vera juice 10 ml BD on empty stomach for 2 months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Patients with clinically diagnosed and histologically confirmed Oral Lichen Planus lesions will be included.
2. Age group above 18 years.
3. Patient willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent.
4. Patients given medical clearance by General Medicine Dept., Goa Medical College for being included in the trial in spite of of the medical conditions like hypertension, diabetes mellitus and hyperthyroidism etc
5. If patient is under any other systemic medications or topical treatment for oral lichen planus then in such cases the patients will be included in this study three months after cessation of the current systemic steroidal treatment or one month after cessation of non-steroidal systemic treatment or steroidal / non-steroidal topical treatment if the lesions have still persisted. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients who were clinically diagnosed as OLP but thereafter not confirmed histologically or histologically diagnosed as lichenoid reaction.
2. History of allergy to 0.05% Clobetasol Propionate Ointment or 97 % pure Aloe Vera gel and 94.7% pure Aloe Vera juice.
3. Medically compromised patients who could not be put on topical steroids or Aloe Vera as advised by the General Medicine Dept., Goa Medical College, Bambolim-Goa.
4. Pregnant or Lactating females. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Difference in the size of the lesion
2. Difference in the VAS score
3. Number of sites involved
4. Lesion characteristics; reticular, plaque, papular, erosive, atrophic or ulcerative
5. Extraoral site involvement, if any 
1. Difference in the size of the lesion
2. Difference in the VAS score
3. Number of sites involved
4. Lesion characteristics; reticular, plaque, papular, erosive, atrophic or ulcerative
5. Extraoral site involvement, if any 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Histological characteristics before and after treatment
2. Recurrence rate
3. Safety of the drugs / adverse reactions 
1. Histological characteristics before and after treatment
2. Recurrence rate
3. Safety of the drugs / adverse reactions 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "60"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="60" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   09/09/2016 
Date of Study Completion (India) 31/01/2018 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
under review process 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
This study is a randomized, parallel group, clinical trial comparing the efficacy topical application of 97% Aloe vera gel and 94.7% Aloe vera juice versus 0.05% Clobetasol Propionate Ointment topical application for 2 months in 60 patients with Oral lichen Planus. This study will include the patients attending the Oral Medicine and Radiology Dept. Out Patient Dept., Goa Dental College and Hospital, Bambolim, Goa. All the patients will be followed up on monthly basis for a period of 6 months. The primary outcome measures will be difference in the size of the lesion, difference in the VAS score, number of sites involved, lesion characteristics; reticular, plaque, papular, erosive, atrophic or ulcerative, extra-oral site involvement, if any. The secondary outcomes will be changes histological characteristics before and after treatment, recurrence rate and safety of the drugs / adverse reactions.
 
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