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Evaluating how effective chitosan-based wound dressings are for gum enlargement surgeries

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CHITOSAN-BASED DRESSING ON WOUND HEALING BY SECONDARY INTENTION: AN IN VIVO STUDY - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/08/092611
Enrollment
26
Registered
2025-08-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K051- Chronic gingivitis

Interventions

Intervention1: Eugenol free periodontal dressing (Coe-Pak) after Gingivectomy: Procured from the Department of Periodontology,Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre.Duration 45 minutes Control In

Sponsors

Kothiwal Dental College and Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Subjects requiring excisional gingival procedures undergoing healing by secondary intention. 2. Subjects with gingival enlargement Grade greater or equal to 2 involving at least 3 teeth on each side of the midline in an arch. 3. Subjects who gave written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects taking any medication which can influence the gingival response during healing 2. Subjects with any systemic disease affecting the periodontium 3. Pregnant women, lactating mothers, postmenopausal women 4. Subjects with any blood dyscrasia or bleeding disorder 5. Smokers and tobacco chewers 6. Subjects who were unable to perform routine oral hygiene procedures or not complying with oral hygiene instructions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Assessment of Pain on 1st, 3rd and 7th day respectively 2. Assessment of Healing on 7th, 15th and 30th day respectivelyTimepoint: 1. Assessment of Pain on 1st, 3rd and 7th day respectively 2. Assessment of Healing on 7th, 15th and 30th day respectively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare the results in both the groups that is control group coepak alone & test group chitosan based dressing with coepak after 2 yearsTimepoint: To compare the results in both the groups that is control group coepak alone & test group chitosan based dressing with coepak after 2 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shivi Mittal
ellorabhattmadan@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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