Evaluation of Green Tea as Antioxidant Agent in Management of Oral Lichen Planus

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The study included forty individuals divided into 3 groups. 10 control subjects, 15 oral lichen planus (OLP) patients who were treated with topical corticosteroids and 15 oral lichen planus (OLP) patients who were treated with topical corticosteroids and green tea tablets.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University
• Treatments: Antioxidants; Benzocaine; Triamcinolone; Triamcinolone Acetonide; Triamcinolone diacetate; Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients presented with painful oral lichen planus lesions

• Free of any visible oral lesions other than oral lichen planus

• Free of any systemic diseases

Exclusion Criteria:

• Topical treatment or systemic therapy of OLP for one month before starting the study

• Pregnant or breast feeding women

• Smokers

• Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs