El Paso Public Health Biorepository
- Conditions
- Bacterial DiseaseOral Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT03123705
- Lead Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
- Brief Summary
The prevalence of tooth decay and other oral diseases are overlooked indicators of overall public health. To improve the understanding of oral health in El Paso, the City of El Paso Health Department will work with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso to determine factors that contribute to poor oral health, and lead to cavities and periodontitis. The team will collect saliva from children and young adults to study oral infections, markers of inflammation, and other contributors to oral illnesses in Mexican-American individuals.
- Detailed Description
As per summary above.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
- Individuals seen at the City of El Paso dental or pediatric clinics ages 10-21
- Healthy children and patients that are likely to be seen in the clinics within the predetermined follow-up time of 6 months
- Patients under 10 years of age and over 21 years of age.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Creation of saliva bio-repository Through study completion, an average of 3 years Saliva will be collected from dental patients to be stored for research
The study of oral bacteria Through study completion, an average of 3 years DNA of samples will be analyzed to determine if bacteria play a role in oral health
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
🇺🇸El Paso, Texas, United States