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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2015
Main ID:  ISRCTN40332511
Date of registration: 21/08/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Public title: A pilot study to evaluate the use of pregabalin in the management of burning mouth syndrome
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Date of first enrolment: 01/06/2005
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN40332511
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Single-arm, open label, pilot study. (Treatment)  
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Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
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Name: Alison    Loescher
Address:  School of Clinical Dentistry Claremont Cresent S10 2TA Sheffield United Kingdom
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both males and females
2. Adults (over 16)
3. Diagnosis of burning mouth syndrome

Exclusion criteria: 1. Reduced renal function
2. Females who are pregnant or breast feeding
3. Patients already taking anti-convulsants or anti-depressants
4. Hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, lapp lactase deficiency and glucose-galactose malabsorption


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Burning mouth syndrome
Signs and Symptoms
N/A
Intervention(s)
The 12-week intervention is in four stages:

Stage 1: Pregabalin (oral), two weeks at 75 mg twice a day (bd)
Stage 2: Either maintain 75 mg bd or increase to 150 mg bd for a further 2 weeks
Stage 3: Either maintain the previous dose or increase (150 mg/ 300 mg bd) for a further 2 weeks
Stage 4: Maintain the previous dose or consider increase (150 mg/ 300 mg bd) for a further 6 weeks
Primary Outcome(s)
The following will be assessed pre-visit and at 2, 4, 6, and 12 weeks:
1. Severity of symptoms, assessed by a visual analogue scale (VAS)
2. Global impression of change
Secondary Outcome(s)
Medication side effects, recorded until 12 weeks.
Secondary ID(s)
STH 13781
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Educational grant from Pfizer (USA)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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