Could a simple mouthwash soothe chronic mouth pain?
NCT ID NCT07280442
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a mouthwash containing sodium hyaluronate and Sh-Oligopeptide-85 can reduce pain and sores in people with oral lichen planus, a chronic inflammatory condition. Forty adults with painful mouth lesions will use either the test mouthwash or a standard corticosteroid mouthwash for four weeks. Researchers will measure changes in pain and lesion severity to see if the new option works as well as steroids.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- sodium hyaluronate 0.01% and Sh-Oligopeptide-85 SP mouthwash
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this mouthwash could offer a gentler option to reduce pain and sores from oral lichen planus without using steroids.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 40 people, so results may not apply to everyone. The mouthwash may not improve symptoms, and individual responses vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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.
Patients must meet the following inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged ≥18 years. 2. Patients with a clinical and histological diagnosis of OLP according to the criteria of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (Cheng et al., 2016). 3. Symptomatic patients, i.e., those presenting atrophic-erosive or ulcerative OLP lesions. 4. Patients with a VAS score ≤ 6. Exclusion criteria will be: 1. Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 2. Allergy to the components of the Tectum-11® mouthwash. 3. Patients receiving corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, hydroxychloroquine, or retinoids at the time of recruitment. 4. Patients with lichenoid lesions: drug-induced lichenoid reactions, contact lichenoid lesions, or graft-versus-host disease. 5. Use of topical corticosteroids within the previous 4 weeks or systemic treatment within the previous 8 weeks. 6. Use of other mouthrinses for plaque control. 7. Patients unwilling to sign the informed consent form. 8. Patients with a VAS score \> 6. The presence of any of the following criteria will lead to withdrawal of the participant from the study: 1. Failure to attend follow-up visits. 2. Occurrence of adverse events deemed clinically relevant by the investigator. 3. The patient reports that they no longer wish to participate in the study. 4. Development of oral or systemic lesions that meet any of the exclusion criteria. 5. Non-adherence to the treatment regimen, defined as failure to follow the protocol for more than two consecutive weeks.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Departamento de Especialidades Clínicas Odonotlógicas, Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Madrid, 28040, Spain
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