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Contact Allergies to Dental Metal as a Possible Risk Factor for Oral Cancer

NCT00693550 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 115

Last updated 2011-06-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

RATIONALE: Gathering information about allergies to metals may help doctors learn whether having an allergy to metal used in dental work increases the risk of developing oral cancer.

PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying contact allergies to dental metal as a possible risk factor for oral cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

metal patch tests

Twenty - seven (27) metal patch tests will be applied to the patient's back and left in place for 3 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)

    collaborator NIH

  • Mayo Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James A. Yiannias, MD · Mayo Clinic

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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