Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes
- Conditions
- Diabetes MellitusPoor Glycemic ControlPeridontal Disease
- Interventions
- Procedure: Ultrasonic scaling with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate
- Registration Number
- NCT00012688
- Lead Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Brief Summary
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.
- Detailed Description
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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
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.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Arm 1 Ultrasonic scaling with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate - Arm 1 Doxycycline HCI 10mg po for 2 weeks -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA
🇺🇸Bedford, Massachusetts, United States