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Burning Mouth SyndromeNCT00862576

A Study of the Association of Sleep Dysfunction and Burning Mouth Syndrome

An observational study of Burning Mouth Syndrome, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This is a case control study of the association between burning mouth syndrome and sleep dysfunction. Cases will comprise of patients diagnosed with burning mouth syndrome at the UCSF oral medicine clinic. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Burning Mouth Syndrome
How many people
55 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2006to Jun 2008
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Seen at the Oral Medicine Clinic at the University of California, San Francisco

Who may be able to join

  • Cases will comprise of patients diagnosed with burning mouth syndrome at the UCSF oral medicine clinic.
  • Controls will include patients with leukoplakia, pigmented lesions, traumatic lesions, aphthous ulcers, reticular oral lichen planus, benign tumors, mucoceles, and pemphigoid matched on age (5 years) and gender to the cases.
  • New patients as well as those presenting for follow-up visits will be eligible.

Who cannot join

  • Age below 18 years
  • Pregnancy
  • Systemic corticosteroid therapy within the previous 2 weeks.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of California

    San Francisco, California, 94143

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About this study

This is a case control study of the association between burning mouth syndrome and sleep dysfunction. Cases will comprise of patients diagnosed with burning mouth syndrome at the UCSF oral medicine clinic. Controls will include patients with leukoplakia, pigmented lesions, traumatic lesions, benign tumors, mucoceles, and pemphigoid matched on age (5 years) and gender to the cases. New patients as well as those presenting for follow-up visits will be eligible.

Each case and control subject will be administered the following 4 questionnaires by interview: (1) enrollment questionnaire (2) Sleep scale from the medical outcomes study (MOS), (3) current sleep status scale and (4) a numerical rating scale for measurement of oral symptoms.

Cases (BMS patients) will be followed in the clinic or by telephone contact once per month for the following 6 months and questionnaires 1 (question 6 only), 2, 3 and 4 will be administered by interview.

Keywords
Burning Mouth Syndrome, Sleep, Neuropathic pain, Glossodynia, Chronic pain, Orofacial pain
Medical subject headings
Burning Mouth Syndrome, Neuralgia, Glossalgia, Chronic Pain, Facial Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT00862576
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Burning Mouth Syndrome Group
2Control Group

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Sleep quality and quantity

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Mar 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2006
  3. Primary completionJun 2008
  4. Study completionJun 2008

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Enrolment
55 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00862576
Sponsor's protocol ID
H1113-29221
Status last verified
Mar 2009
First submitted
16 Mar 2009
Last updated
17 Mar 2009
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Burning Mouth Syndrome, run by University of California, San Francisco at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Mar 2009. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Sleep quality and quantity. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Mar 2009.

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