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STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF PERIODONTAL TREATMENT ALONG WITH THE USE OF ANTIBIOTICS OVER HIGH SENSITIVE C-REACTIVE PROTEIN. RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL.

NCT01906450 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2013-07-24

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Summary

Human periodontitis is a group of highly prevalent oral inflammatory diseases and infections with relatively easy treatment and preventive features. The present study is aimed to determine if treating human individuals with chronic periodontitis, along with the use of antibiotics, reduces cardiovascular risk marker (HsPCR) and also intends to identify if severity of periodontitis could be associated with a raise of systemic inflammatory biomarkers on baseline.

Conditions

  • Chronic Periodontitis

Interventions

DRUG

Scaling and root planing plus Azithromycin

Single session of scaling and root planning using ultrasonic device. Azithromycin tablets 500mg, 1 tablet every 24 hours for 5 days

DRUG

Scaling and root planing plus placebo

Single session of scaling and root planning placebo tablets 500mg, 1 tablet every 24 hours for 3 days

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad del Valle, Colombia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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