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Effect of dental scaling on Arthritis (RA)

Effect of Non surgical Periodontal Treatment on the Severity of Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180613040084N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-10-10
Start date
2018-01-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-11-05

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

Conditions

Periodontitis_Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA). Rheumatoid arthritis with rheumatoid factor

Interventions

Sponsors

Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Passed at least a year since RA diagnosis and disease activity score should be between 1.5 to 3.2 Disease infection to gum inflammation with mild to moderate severity Have at least six healthy teeth Not infected to other systemic disease like Leukemia, Diabetes and White blood cell deficiency No smoking Non-use of effective medicines on Gum Cognitive tissue properties like Nifedipine and Cortico steroids Non-use of Antibiotics over the past 3 months No periodontal treatments over the past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: infection to systemic disease like Leukemia, Diabetes, White blood cell deficiency, Anemia, Nephropathy, Hepatopathy, AIDS, having Pacemaker and Infectious Endocarditis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement of rheumatic pains. Timepoint: Record swelling and pain of rheumatic patients at the beginning of the study (before dental scaling), 45 and 90 days after scaling. Method of measurement: Questionnaire 28 das (disease activity score).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNarjes Akbari

Birjand University of Medical Sciences

narges-akbare4021@yahoo.com+98 56 3239 5000

Outcome results

None listed

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