Prospective analysis of the incidence of infection after dental intervention in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

• Conditions: rheumatoid arthritis; M05; Other rheumatoid arthritis; M06; Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis

• Registration Number: DRKS00000080
• Lead Sponsor: Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinCharitéplatz 110117 Berlin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-04-02
• Study Completion: 2011-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 273

Inclusion Criteria

The RA - patient
- has a RA with the ACR classification criteria of 1987
- is between 18 to 75 years old
- the treating dentist has asked the indication of a dental intervention
- stable anti-rheumatic treatment until four weeks before surgery
- stable NSAID and steroids up to two weeks before surgery
- no intraarticular injection treatment to four weeks before surgery
- sufficient treatment of co-morbidities
- No aspirin-taking up to 7 days before intervention
- No treatment with anticoagulants
- is able to provide patient information to understand and is willing to informed consent to sign

Exclusion Criteria

- has infectious diseases, which require antibiotic treatment
- has an acute infectious disease
- has a disease, the perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (e.g heart valve replacement)
- has a psychiatric disorder, which the understanding of the study protocol restricts (incapable)
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of infection after dental intervention with a questionnaire