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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON36017
NL-OMON36017
Completed
Not Applicable

Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis; a link by protein citrullination? A cross-over clinical trial - Periodontitis-RA, cross-over clinical trial

niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen0 sites70 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Enrollment
70
Status
Completed
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • RA patients
  • 1\. Fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for RA (1987\)
  • 2\. Age \> 18 years
  • 3\. Fulfilling the classification criteria of periodontal diseases for generalized severe chronic periodontitis according
  • to the 1999 International Workshop for Classification of Periodontal Diseases and Conditions

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Infection or inflammation other than periodontitis or RA
  • 2 Present malignancy
  • 3\. Other conditions which influence the immune system:, diabetes, active thyroid disease, myocardial infarction,
  • stroke or recanalisation of the femoral arteries for claudication \<6 months prior to the study
  • 4\. Pregnancy including a 6\-months post\-partem period as well as breastfeeding
  • 5\. Malnutrition
  • 6\. Alcoholism and drug abuse
  • 7\. Pharmacological interference: use of corticosteroids \>10mg/dag, antibiotic use during 3 months prior to the
  • study, allergy to amoxicillin or metronidazole
  • 8\. Edentulism

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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