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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON36011
NL-OMON36011
Completed
Not Applicable

Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis; a link by protein citrullination? An observational study. - Periodontitis-RA, observational study.

niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen0 sites75 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
gum disease
Sponsor
niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Enrollment
75
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
Observational invasive

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Study group: RA patients
  • 1\. Fulfilling the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for RA (1987\).
  • 2\. Age \> 18 years.
  • Control group: individuals without RA, aged \>18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

  • According to the SENIEUR protocol (1984\):
  • 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.
  • 8\. Edentulism.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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