Long-term effectiveness of a novel intra-oral electro-stimulator for the treatment of dry mouth in patients with Sjogren's syndrome : A randomised sham-controlled feasibility study (LEONIDAS-1)

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BACKGROUND: Effective treatments for dry mouth of Sjogren's syndrome are limited and hampered by adverse effects. The aim of LEONIDAS-1 was to explore the feasibility of salivary electrostimulation in individuals with primary Sjogren's syndrome, as well as parameters required to inform the design of a future phase III trial.

METHODS: Multicentre, parallel-group, double-blind, randomised sham-controlled trial in two UK centres. Participants were randomised (1:1, computer-generated) to active or sham electrostimulation. The feasibility outcomes included screening/eligibility ratio, consent, and recruitment and drop-out rates. Preliminary efficacy outcome included dry mouth visual analogue scale, Xerostomia Inventory, the EULAR Sjögren's syndrome patient reported index-Q1, and unstimulated sialometry.

RESULTS: Forty-two individuals were screened, of whom 30 (71.4%) met the eligibility criteria. All eligible individuals consented to recruitment. Out of the 30 randomised participants (active n = 15, sham n = 15), 4 dropped out and 26 (13 vs. 13) completed all study visits as per protocol. Recruitment rate was 2.73 participants/month. At 6-month post-randomisation the difference in mean reduction in visual analogue scale, xerostomia inventory and EULAR Sjögren's syndrome patient reported index-Q1 scores between groups were 0.36 (95% CI: -0.84, 1.56), 3.31 (0.43, 6.18), and 0.23 (-1.17, 1.63), respectively; unstimulated salivary flow increased by a mean of 0.98 mL/15 min, all in favour of the active group. No adverse events were reported.

CONCLUSION: LEONIDAS-1 results support progression to a phase III definitive randomised controlled trial of salivary electrostimulation in individuals with Sjogren's syndrome. Xerostomia inventory could be considered the primary patient-centred outcome measure and the corresponding observed treatment effect could inform the sample size of a future trial.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology - 52(2023), 7 vom: 03. Aug., Seite 619-627

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fedele, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Al-Hamad, Arwa [VerfasserIn]
Mercadante, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Porter, Stephen [VerfasserIn]
Isenberg, David [VerfasserIn]
Poveda-Gallego, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Sarah T [VerfasserIn]

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Clinical Trial, Phase III
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Salivary glands
Whole unstimulated salivary flow rate

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Date Completed 08.08.2023

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jop.13452

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357225090