Nitrate Mouth Rinse and the Oral Microbiome

NCT06588049 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2025-09-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is aimed to determine if changes to the oral microbiome occur after the use of a nitrate rich mouth rinse. Participants with be asked to use either a controlled (water) mouthrinse once daily for 2 weeks while maintaining normal oral hygiene practices, or use the nitrate rich mouthrinse once daily for 2 weeks.

Primary Outcome measures:

-changes in the composition of the oral microbiome

Secondary Outcome measures

* Blood Pressure
* Salivary Nitric Oxide Levels

Conditions

  • Nitric Oxide
  • Oral Microbiome

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Beet Root

Beet Root powder used as a mouth rinse in suspension with water

OTHER

Water

Water used as a mouth rinse

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dalhousie University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Leigha Rock, PhD · Dalhousie University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-14
Primary Completion
2025-05-16
Completion
2025-05-16

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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