a clinical trial to study the effects of periodontal therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) patients.

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder patients having chronic periodontitis

• Registration Number: CTRI/2014/01/004296

Brief Summary

This study is a non randomized, single blind, parallel group trail to study the effectiveness of periodontal therapy in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder having chronic periodontitis. The primary outcome measures will be quality of life using St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire at 6 months. The secondary outcomes will be exacerbation rates, lung function tests and lung inflammation at 6 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 2014-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Closed to Recruitment of Participants
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• 1.COPD patients having chronic periodontitis.
• 2.Presence of atleast 20 teeth in the mouth.
• 3.Patients willing to quit smoking.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1)Subjects having immunocompromised diseases and other debilitating diseases like asthma, epilepsy, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, hepatic diseases, cardiovascular disease, pneumonia.
• 2)Non ambulatory COPD patients.
• 3)Severe and very severe COPD patients.
• 4)Unwilling patients.
• 5)Patients who do not take regular medication for COPD.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
quality of life of COPD patients	baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
lung function, exacerbation rates and inflammatory mediators	baseline and 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dr D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital; 🇮🇳 Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital

🇮🇳Pune, MAHARASHTRA, India

Dr Khushboo Thakkar

Principal investigator

9860248814

khush.arien@gmail.com