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Evaluating and comparing the efficacy of herbal gel Triphala with chlorhexidine gel as an intrapocket medicament for treating pocket in periodontitis patients.

EVALUATING EFFICACY OF TRIPHALA GEL AND COMPARING WITH CHLORHEXIDINE GEL AS LOCAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM ADJUNCT TO SCALING AND ROOT PLANING IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS - A CLINICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/086395
Enrollment
90
Registered
2025-05-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K053- Chronic periodontitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Triphala: Single dose application, Duration of follow-up - 1 month Control Intervention1: Chlorhexidine: 1% Gel, Single dose application, Duration of study - 1 month

Sponsors

DR HARITA U S
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Subjects between 30yrs to 65yrs of age with chronic periodontitis. 2.Subjects who are healthy systemically. 3.Subjects who have not received antibiotic therapy or periodontal therapy for the past 3 months. 4.Subjects with not less than 20 natural teeth. 5.Subjects with Probing pocket depth (PPD) between 4 mm to 6mm (with at least 2 adjacent sites in each quadrant).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Subjects with the history of antibiotics / anti- inflammatory medications 3 months before the study. 2.Pregnant and lactating women. 3.Subjects with history of smoking or use of tobacco. 4.Subjects with history of systemic diseases or other immunocompromised patients. 5.Subjects with history of periodontal treatment during previous 6 months. 6.Subjects with history of allergy to drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
statistically significant difference exist in the following parameters gingival index ,plaque index,sulcus bleeding index,probing pocket depth and microbial CFU between the three groups.Timepoint: measured at baseline,15 days and 1 month after treatment.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical efficacy of triphala gel as local drug delivery when compared with chlorhexidine gel & SRP aloneTimepoint: All clinical & microbiological parameters measured at baseline 15days & 1 month after treatment

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDR HARITA U S

R.V.S DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL

deepshikasaravanan@gmail.com9865046062

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026