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Connection Between Periodontitis and Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration

NCT03958461 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2023-01-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Aqueous flare is increased in different kind of inflammations of eye. This is caused by disruption of blood-aqueous-barrier. The investigators assume that low grade systemic inflammation, such as periodontitis, increase aqueous flare and possibly activates exudative age-related macular degeneration.

Conditions

  • Periodontitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Anti-infective treatment of periodontal pockets

Removing calculi from teeths' periodontal pockets

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Helsinki

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Raimo Tuuminen, PhD · Helsinki Retina Research Group

  • Minna Karesvuo, DDS · University of Helsinki

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-01
Primary Completion
2022-12-07
Completion
2022-12-07

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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