Abstract |
Stomatodynia is characterised by a spontaneous burning pain in the oral mucosa without known cause or recognised treatment. The purpose of this double-blind, randomised, multicentre parallel group study was to evaluate the efficacy of the topical use of clonazepam. Forty-eight patients (4 men and 44 women, aged 65+/-2.1 years) were included, of whom 41 completed the study. The patients were instructed to suck a tablet of 1 mg of either clonazepam or placebo and hold their saliva near the pain sites in the mouth without swallowing for 3 min and then to spit. This protocol was repeated three times a day for 14 days. The intensity was evaluated by a 11-point numerical scale before the first administration and then after 14 days. Two weeks after the beginning of treatment, the decrease in pain scores was 2.4+/-0.6 and 0.6+/-0.4 in the clonazepam and placebo group, respectively (P = 0.014). Similar effects were obtained in an intent-to-treat analysis (P = 0.027). The blood concentration of clonazepam was similar whether it was measured 14 days after sucking a tablet three times a day or during the 5 h that followed sucking a single tablet (n = 5). It is hypothesised that clonazepam acts locally to disrupt the mechanism(s) underlying stomatodynia.
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Authors | Christelle Gremeau-Richard, Alain Woda, Marie Louise Navez, Nadine Attal, Didier Bouhassira, Marie Claude Gagnieu, Jean François Laluque, Pascale Picard, Paul Pionchon, Stéphanie Tubert |
Journal | Pain
(Pain)
Vol. 108
Issue 1-2
Pg. 51-7
(Mar 2004)
ISSN: 0304-3959 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15109507
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anticonvulsants
- Placebos
- Clonazepam
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Topics |
- Administration, Topical
- Aged
- Anticonvulsants
(administration & dosage, blood)
- Burning Mouth Syndrome
(drug therapy)
- Clonazepam
(administration & dosage, blood)
- Double-Blind Method
- Facial Pain
(drug therapy)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Placebos
- Treatment Outcome
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