New light device eases mouth pain in lichen planus
NCT ID NCT05401201
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a home-use light device and special mouth rinse to help people with oral lichen planus, a painful mouth condition. Thirteen participants used the device daily for a year alongside standard care. The goal was to see if it could reduce pain and inflammation better than standard treatment alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lumoral device and Lumorinse mouth rinse (dual-light antibacterial photodynamic therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new at-home way to reduce pain and inflammation for people with oral lichen planus, possibly reducing the need for steroids.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small study (13 people) with no control group, so results may not apply widely. The treatment is a device and mouth rinse, not a drug, so its effect may be modest.
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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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Tampere University Hospital, Oral and maxillofacial diseases
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, 33520, Finland
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Wellbeing services County Pirkanmaa, Health Services, Orthodontics and specialized dental care
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, 33520, Finland
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