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Standard therapy involves the use of topical corticosteroids, although some patients respond insufficiently or develop resistance to therapy. We aim to explore if adding cepharanthine, an herbal extract from\n                      <jats:italic>Stephania cepharantha<\/jats:italic>\n                      Hayata, can enhance the efficacy of corticosteroid therapy in symptomatic OLP.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This open-label, parallel-group, multi-centre, randomised controlled study will be conducted at three Japanese hospitals. 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Secondary outcomes are changes in the longest diameter of the target lesion from baseline to weeks 4 and 8, improvement and deterioration rates according to appearance and severity criteria at weeks 4 and 8, change in pain intensity when drinking room-temperature water from baseline to week 4, changes in pain intensity at rest from baseline to weeks 4 and 8, and the rates of adverse events.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This protocol was approved by the Certified Review Board of Nara Medical University (CRB5200002). Participants will provide informed consent. 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