A clinical trial to study how fast the bleeding stops when ladies finger gel soaked retraction cord used in comparision with aluminium chloride gel soaked retraction cord and non- soaked retraction cord.

COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF RETRACTION CORD IMPREGNATED WITH OKRA GEL,ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE AND NON-IMPREGNATED RETRACTION CORD:A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/07/054867

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-06

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K084- Partial loss of teeth

Interventions

Intervention1: OKRA gel impregnated retraction cord : 25% okra gel for 5-10mins. Control Intervention1: ALUMINIUM CHLORIDE gel(HEMOSTAT GEL, Prevest Dentpro ltd.Jammu and kashmir,India.) impregnated

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy gingiva and periodontium. Healthy abutment. Patient with thick gingival biotype selected.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Periodontitis. Gingival recession. Pregnant and lactating women.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Bleeding time noted according to set criteria, as 0- no bleeding. 1- bleeding controlled within a minute. 2- bleeding not controlled within a minute. Timepoint: 24 months (appr 700 days)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NILTimepoint: NIL	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDeepa Chirde

RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES,KARNATAKA.

dr.reshma.karkera@gmail.com9986882404

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026