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The Impact of Obesity on Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

NCT01405365 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 96

Last updated 2011-07-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect that obesity may have on the nonsurgical treatment (with and without the adjunct use of metronidazole) of destructive periodontal diseases (chronic periodontitis).

Conditions

  • Periodontitis
  • Periodontal Diseases
  • Obesity

Interventions

DRUG

Metronidazole

Metronidazole 400mg TID for 10 days

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo pill TID for 10 days

PROCEDURE

Scaling and root planning

Scaling and root planning performed with curettes and ultrasonic scalers under local anesthesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Augusta University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cassiano K Rosing, DDS, PhD · Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

  • Cristiano Susin, DDS, PhD · Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
35 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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