Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control i… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Endocrine System Diseases Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Peridontal Disease Poor Glycemic Control

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA

Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730, United States

About this study

Background:

Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care. Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control. Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control.

Objectives:

This project will determine the efficacy of a program of periodontal screening and therapy in improving the level of glycemic control in poorly controlled diabetics.

Methods:

Status:

Subject accrual is complete. Data collection is ongoing.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients must have diabetes mellitus, and HbAlc >9, >8 teeth, and CPITN scores of 3 or 4 in, at least 2 sextants of the mouth, indicating moderate to high peridontal treatment need.

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Doxycycline HCI 10mg po for 2 weeks

Drug

Ultrasonic scaling with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate

Procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Fed

Collaborators

Colgate-Periogard-Dentsply

Registry information

Important dates

Study completion: 2003
First posted: Mar 16, 2001
Registry last updated: Apr 7, 2015

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