SERUM ZINC DEFICIENCY IN RECURRENT APHTHOUS STOMATITIS IN SOUTHERN THAI POPULATION : A CASE- CONTROL STUDY

• Conditions: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) patient; Recurrent aphthous stomatitis; aphthous ulcers; Aphthous stomatitis; Aphthae; Oral ulcers

• Registration Number: TCTR20230508002
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-08
• Study Completion: 2024-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

1. RAS patient that have CBC Folate vitamin B12, iron and Zinc serum level from Hosxp in Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patient was diagnosed with inflamatory bowel disease ex. Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease
Behcet disease, immune deficiency, Herpes simplex infection, Vitamin B12 deficiency, Folate deficiency and Iron deficiency

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Zinc serum level when healthy volunteers are ready to draw blood Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry(FAAS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Zinc serum level at the 8.00 am Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry(FAAS)