Studying how different oral health care methods affect the daily life and performance of endurance athletes in Finland

Oral health in endurance athletes in Finland - the impact of enhanced traditional and modern oral health self-care on an athlete’s daily life and performance

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16087018

Enrollment

Registered

2026-01-26

Start date

2025-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-09

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Conditions

Oral health in endurance athletes Oral Health

Interventions

Phase 1: Initial Assessment and Standard Oral Care / Weeks 0 - 6: Week 0: Baseline assessment, including oral health evaluation (Visible Plaque Index [VPI], Bleeding on Probing [BOP], and Periodontal

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female endurance athletes aged 18-45 years. 2. Competitively active and systematically healthy. 3. Willingness to participate in the study and adherence to the protocol. 4. Ability to provide informed consent. 5. Possession of a sports or activity bracelet, sports watch, or similar device that allows self-monitoring and reporting of heart rate values.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women. 2. Active use of any nicotine products. 3. Medicated diabetes mellitus (DM). 4. Active oral thrush or other severe oral infections that require acute care in oral healthcare. 5. Participation in other oral health-related studies within the last 6 months. 6. Previous use of aPDT device within the last 6 months prior to recruitment. 7. Previous acquaintances of the Site Principal Investigator.

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Public ContactUlla Marjosola

ulla.marjosola@metropolia.fi+358 (0)407043727

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 15, 2026