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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2023/03/050348
CTRI/2023/03/050348
Recruiting
Phase 2

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of individualized homoeopathic medicines in addition to standard care in chronic periodontitis in adults

D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital0 sites0 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

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

Investigators

Sponsor
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients with chronic periodontitis, as diagnosed by the periodontitis screening and recording (PSR) (ICD10 code: K05\.30\), symptoms persisting for 3 months or more, as assessed by:
  • a) Gingival plaque (score up to 3\)
  • b) Altered gingival margins (rolled, flattened, recessions)
  • c) Bleeding on probing (BOP; score up to 3\)
  • d) Periodontal probing depth (PPD; up to 4\-5\.5mm)
  • e) Clinical attachment loss (CAL; moderate 3 to 4 mm)
  • 2\. Patients having at least 22 teeth present
  • 3\. Age 18 to 65 years
  • 3\. Participants of either sex
  • 4\. Literate: ability to read English, Hindi and/or Bengali (Illiterate people will be interviewed by the investigators maintaining adequate privacy to fill up the questionnaires).

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Severe form of chronic periodontitis (more than 5 mm CAL) or aggressive periodontitis
  • 2\. Patients who have undergone nonsurgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) within 6 months.
  • 3\. Antibiotics and steroids therapy for periodontitis or gingivitis or any other similar conditions in the last month
  • 4\. Patients having orthodontic appliances
  • 5\. Cases having severe oral inflammation unrelated to periodontal conditions
  • 6\. Cases requiring immediate tooth extraction
  • 7\. Vulnerable population \- unconscious, non\-ambulatory, differently abled, terminally ill or critically ill patients, mentally incompetent people.
  • 8\. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness, infectious disease (e.g., tuberculosis) or other uncontrolled or life\-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any organ failure
  • 9\. Tobacco chewing and/or smocking, alcoholism, and/or any other form(s) of substance
  • 10\. Self\-reported immune\-compromised state e.g., HIV

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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