Oral Health and Severe COPD

• Conditions: Periodontitis; Caries; COPD; Quality of Life; Tooth Loss

• Registration Number: NCT05311657
• Lead Sponsor: Heidelberg University

Brief Summary

This case-control study aims to investigate the association of severe COPD with oral health.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2021-10-04
• Study First Submitted: 2022-03-23
• Status Verified: 2022-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-04-04
• Study First Posted: 2022-04-05
• Last Update Posted: 2022-04-05
• Study Completion: 2022-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged ≥ 40 years and ≤ 85 years;
• Test group: patients with COPD GOLD 3 and 4 with available pulmonary function test values (FEV1, FVC) within the last two weeks;
• Control group: patients without diagnosed or self-suspected pulmonary disease matched for age, sex, smoking and number of systemic diseases to the test group;
• Understanding of measures performed in the study;
• Written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tooth loss	one year	Is the number of teeth different in patients with severe COPD compared to patients without COPD?

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Heidelberg; 🇩🇪 Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany