Mouth device aims to keep Sore-Relief rinses where They're needed
NCT ID NCT05104268
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing a new medical device called Bocaliner in people who have painful mouth sores caused by chemotherapy or radiation. The device is held in the mouth after using medicated mouthwashes, gels, or rinses, with the goal of keeping those treatments in contact with the sores longer. The study measures changes in patient-reported pain and other mouth sore symptoms over two weeks. Participants must be 18 or older, have symptomatic chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis, and be willing to use the device for two weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bocaliner, a mouth-held device that keeps medicated rinses and gels in contact with mouth sores
- What this could lead to
- If it works, the device could give people with painful mouth sores from cancer treatment a simple way to get more relief from the rinses and gels they already use.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, single-center study with a small number of participants, so results may not hold up in larger trials. The device may prove uncomfortable or no better than standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2024
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Symptomatic chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis * Need for oral topical therapy for symptomatic treatment * Absence of other chronic oral disorders * Properly obtained written informed consent * Age of 18 years or older * Patient is willing to use the Bocaliner™ device for 2 weeks * No concurrent use of medications modulating pain Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic oral conditions other than chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis * No informed consent * Age of \<18 * Inability to place the device in his/her mouth and keep it in place for at least 10 minutes due to severe oral pain, large lesions, or any other reason * Inability/unwillingness to wear Bocaliner™ for the study period * Concurrent use of pain-modulating agents * Individuals with known allergies to silicone materials * Individuals with severe difficulties to communicate and understand
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hematology Center after Prof. R. Yeolyan MH RA
Yerevan, 0014, Armenia
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