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Clinical Trials/NCT02366585
NCT02366585
Completed
Phase 2

The Effect of Locally Delivered Ciclosporin as an Adjunct to Healing After Treatment of Periodontal Pockets

PerioC Limited1 site in 1 country23 target enrollmentMarch 2015
ConditionsPeriodontitis
InterventionsCiclosporin

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Ciclosporin
Conditions
Periodontitis
Sponsor
PerioC Limited
Enrollment
23
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Probing pocket depth (PPD)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The main purpose of the trial is to investigate the effect of locally delivered ciclosporin as an adjunct to non-surgical mechanical debridement in the treatment of chronic periodontitis and to compare it to mechanical debridement alone.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2015
End Date
October 2016
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
PerioC Limited
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients in good general health
  • 2 pairs of contralateral interproximal periodontal sites with probing depths of ≥7mm in single-rooted teeth not associated with furcations or root furrows.The test sites should have a distance of at least two teeth to the control sites.
  • Teeth selected should have a vital pulp as determined by thermal or electric stimulation

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients already included in other clinical trials involving therapeutic intervention (either medical or dental)
  • Periodontal treatment during the last 6 months
  • Antibiotic treatment 6 months prior to the start of the trial
  • Antibiotic prophylaxis required for dental treatment
  • Patients with acute infectious lesions in the areas of intended treatment
  • Regular anti-inflammatory medication
  • Known history of ciclosporin allergy
  • Ongoing medication that may affect the clinical features of periodontitis
  • Patients who are smokers
  • Patients that are immuno-compromized or on immunosuppressive medication

Arms & Interventions

Treatment with Ciclosporin

Treatment of two periodontal pockets with ciclosporin gel Non-treatment of two periodontal pockets in same patient as comparator

Intervention: Ciclosporin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Probing pocket depth (PPD)

Time Frame: 3 months

Mean change in probing pocket depth (PPD) from baseline to 3-month examination

Bleeding on Probing (BoP)

Time Frame: 3 months

Change in BoP (measured as present or absent) from baseline to 3-month examination

Study Sites (1)

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