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Effect of Periodontal Care on Rhematoid Arthritis in Uganda

NCT03513263 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 152

Last updated 2018-05-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

this will be an RCT. to determine if non-surgical treatment for periodontitis can improve the disease activity score in 28 joints of rheumatoid arthritis in an African setting. Rheumatoid arthritis patients with periodontal disease will be randomised into an immediate intervention arm and a delayed intervention arm and both groups will be followed for two three monthly periods

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Scaling and polishing

An electronic scaler will be used to clean the gums

OTHER

oral hygiene instructions

It will include 15-minute oral session with visual and verbal information on how to use a toothbrush, dental floss, and mouthwash correctly; how to clean bridges and dentures; and how and why to use a plaque disclosing test to perform tooth cleaning

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Makerere University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ian Munabi, PhD · MakCHS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-09-01
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Uganda

Study Locations

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Diseases

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