The Relationship Between Allergic Rhinitis and Geographic Tongue

Allergic Rhinitis Clinical Trial

— AR-GT  

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01454492
• Other study ID #: CMUH-3485
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 4, 2011
• Last updated: October 18, 2011
• Start date: September 2011
• Est. completion date: September 2012

Study information

• Verified date: October 2011
• Source: China Medical University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Allergic rhinitis is a complex chronic inflammatory disease, it always presents with nasal obstruction, nasal itching, sneezing and runny nose. Whether in adults or children, rhinitis is a complex disease. The prevalence of allergic rhinitis in Taiwan is about 24-29%. Taiwan is a developing country. It is a hot and humid country. In developing countries, industrialization, air pollution makes the constantly increasing number of patients with rhinitis. Penghu in 1994 for children aged 7 to 14 by the study found that among 7599 people, 1766 people have allergic rhinitis, about 23.2%. Allergic rhinitis is a complex chronic disease. So, it become a diagnostic challenge, its prevalence always underestimated. The prevalence of rhinitis has increased in recent years. The phenomenon of underestimate is caused by variety of personal and environmental factors. Allergic rhinitis had increased direct and indirect social and economic burden.

Geographic tongue is a benign tongue performance. Geographic tongue has been reported their relevance to allergy. Geographic tongue is a chronic tongue situation. The causes of geographic tongue still remains unknown. Allergic rhinitis is a diagnostic challenge to clinicians. The investigators hope that geographic tongue could play a role in the diagnostic of allergic rhinitis. The prevalence of geographic tongue in the United States is about 1.8%, white Americans and Mexicans have a higher incidence rate. This study will investigate the relevance between allergic rhinitis and geographic tongue. The investigators will analyze the relevant gender, age, severity of inspection reports. The research results wound provide an important reference to the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 300
• Est. completion date: September 2012
• Est. primary completion date: March 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 89 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• rhinitis and non-rhinitis patients

• willing to complete the study

• no limitation of tongue movement

Exclusion Criteria:

• more than 90 years old or younger than 20 years old

• unable to complete the study

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Allergic Rhinitis
• Geographic Tongue
• Rhinitis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	China Medical University Hospital	Taichung

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
China Medical University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

References & Publications (5)

Masferrer E, Jucgla A. Images in clinical medicine. Geographic tongue. N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 12;361(20):e44. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm0810145. — View Citation

Miloglu O, Göregen M, Akgül HM, Acemoglu H. The prevalence and risk factors associated with benign migratory glossitis lesions in 7619 Turkish dental outpatients. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2009 Feb;107(2):e29-33. doi: 10.1016/j.tri — View Citation

Reamy BV, Derby R, Bunt CW. Common tongue conditions in primary care. Am Fam Physician. 2010 Mar 1;81(5):627-34. Review. — View Citation

Shulman JD, Carpenter WM. Prevalence and risk factors associated with geographic tongue among US adults. Oral Dis. 2006 Jul;12(4):381-6. — View Citation

Ugar-Cankal D, Denizci S, Hocaoglu T. Prevalence of tongue lesions among Turkish schoolchildren. Saudi Med J. 2005 Dec;26(12):1962-7. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of participants with Adverse Events		8th month	Yes