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The Effect of Non-surgical Periodontal Treatment in the Renal Function of Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: RCT

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Periodontitis
Chronic Kidney Disease
Interventions
Procedure: Full Mouth Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy
Registration Number
NCT01217281
Lead Sponsor
University of Athens
Brief Summary

Periodontal disease is a bacterially-induced inflammation. As such, it can become a point of entry of bacteria, toxins and cytokines into the systemic blood circulation, thus adversely affecting the function of kidneys. This is turn can aggravate the condition of patients with CKD.

The study hypothesis is that periodontal therapy can improve renal function in patients with CKD and lower the blood levels of markers for systemic inflammation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria
  • Chronic Kidney Disease (Stage I, II, III, IV)
  • At least 12 teeth present in the oral cavity
  • Moderate to severe chronic periodontitis, which is defined as: at least 8 surfaces with periodontal pocket depth (PPD) ≥5mm and at least 4 surfaces with Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) ≥4mm, distributed in at least two quadrants.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients that have had a renal transplant or undergoing dialysis
  • Acute infections or use of antibiotics in the past 3 months.
  • Auto-immune diseases, conditions that cause immunosuppression or use of immunosuppressant medication.
  • Systemic conditions that require antibiotic prophylaxis for routine periodontal therapy.
  • Non-surgical periodontal therapy in the past 6 months or surgical periodontal therapy in the past 12 months.
  • Use of medication that can cause gingival hyperplasia such as cyclosporine or fenintoin.
  • Myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular incident in the past 12 months or uncontrolled angina.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Test/ Non-surgical Periodontal TherapyFull Mouth Non-Surgical Periodontal TherapyFull mouth periodontal therapy (sub and supra- gingival debridement) provided under local anaesthesia in two half-mouth sessions. Review and prophylaxis 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after the end of the initial therapy.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
eGFR6 months

estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
CRP6 months
d-8-iso prostaglandin F2a6 months
Il-66 months
TNF-α6 months
Cystatin C6 months

Surrogate marker for filtration rate

Composition of dental plaque6 months

Samples of subgingival plaque will be assessed using DNA probes according to the "checkerboard DNA- DNA hybridization" method. DNA probes will be used against the following bacteria: Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens, Bacteroides forsythus, Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Campylobacter rectus, Eikenella corrodens, Peptostreptococcus micros, Veillonella parvula, Capnocytophaga ochracea, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus oralis

Level of IgG antibodies in serum against periodontal pathogens6 months

Serum samples will be screened for the presence of IgG antibodies against the below mentioned periodontal pathogens, using the "checkerboard immunoblotting" method:

Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Prevotella nigrescens, Bacteroides forsythus, Treponema denticola, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Campylobacter rectus, Eikenella corrodens, Peptostreptococcus micros, Veillonella parvula, Capnocytophaga ochracea, Streptococcus intermedius, Streptococcus sanguis και Streptococcus oralis.per

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Athens, Dental School, Department of Periodontology

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Athens, Greece

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