NCT02106468

The Efficacy of Omega-3 in Treatment of Atrophic/Erosive Lichen Planus

The Efficacy of Omega-3 in Treatment of Atrophic/Erosive Lichen Planus and Improvement of Quality of Life: A Randomized, Double Blind, Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: October 6 University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was initiated to evaluate the potential of dietary supplementation of omega-3 for providing an inexpensive, safe and effective therapeutic agent for managing atrophic/erosive lichen planus.

Conditions

• Oral Lichen Planus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Prednisone tablet 5mg	This group included 15 patients who received prednisone (Delta-cortene Fort®, Lepetit, Carmano, Melano, Italy) at 40mg /day (8 tablets/day in divided dose , 4 tablet at morning and 4 at evening) for 6 weeks then 20mg/day for 2 week then to 10 mg/day for 2 week, and finally to 5 mg /day for the last 2 weeks.
DRUG	Omega-3 soft capsules 1000 mg	This group included 15 patients who received Omega-3 soft gelatin capsules 1000 mg (Super Omega; Technopharma, Cairo, Egypt). The patients received instruction to take one capsule three times daily for 3 months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-06-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2014-04-08
• Last updated: 2015-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt