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"Clinical Trials to Enhance Elders' Oral Health" ("TEETH")

NCT00004640 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1101

Last updated 2012-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if regular rinsing with chlorhexidine is effective as a long-term preventive method for reducing the incidence of tooth loss in low income older adults. The true end-point of the study is tooth loss after five years of regular rinsing with chlorhexidine or a placebo; surrogate endpoints are periodontal disease, root and coronal decay.

Conditions

  • Tooth Loss
  • Periodontal Disease
  • Tooth Decay

Interventions

DRUG

Chlorhexidine rinse

chlorhexidine solution on tooth loss in low income

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

    collaborator NIH

  • Colgate Palmolive

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Washington

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1998-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • United States
  • Canada

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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