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Periodontal Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

NCT04658615 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2021-09-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Periodontitis is a chronic disease that leads to the loss of teeth. It has been associated to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Periodontal therapy (NSPT) has been shown to have systemic effects. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of non-surgical periodontal therapy on biochemical parameters of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), periodontal parameters and quality of life in patients with and without RA.

Adult patients with and RA and periodontitis can participate in the study. Participants benefit from the effects of conventional tooth cleaning (periodontal therapy) and oral hygiene instructions. There are no significant risk associated with periodontal therapy.

The study is conducted at the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. The study is set to start 2019 and end mid 2021. The study is funded by a grant from the Universidad de Antioquia. Contact person: Javier Enrique Botero ([email protected])

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Non-surgical periodontal therapy

A single 1-hour session of full-mouth debridement with an ultrasonic device under local anesthesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Antioquia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Javier E Botero, PhD · Universidad de Antioquia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • Colombia

Study Locations

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