a clinical trial to study the effects of periodontal therapy in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) patients.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder patients having chronic periodontitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/01/004296
- Lead Sponsor
- I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1.COPD patients having chronic periodontitis.
2.Presence of atleast 20 teeth in the mouth.
3.Patients willing to quit smoking.
Exclusion Criteria
1)Subjects having immunocompromised diseases and other debilitating diseases like asthma, epilepsy, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, hepatic diseases, cardiovascular disease, pneumonia.
2)Non ambulatory COPD patients.
3)Severe and very severe COPD patients.
4)Unwilling patients.
5)Patients who do not take regular medication for COPD.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method quality of life of COPD patientsTimepoint: baseline and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method lung function, exacerbation rates and inflammatory mediatorsTimepoint: baseline and 6 months