type 2 diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The participants were selected from adult outpatients who were receiving care for type 2 diabetes, had received a diagnosis of periodontal disease from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) Department, and were deemed capable of administering self-care. From these individuals, we selected subjects whose HbA1c levels were 6.5-10% with fluctuations of1.0%, 9-15 weeks before they registered to participate in the study, who were not edentulous, and who had mild-to-medium levels of periodontal disease that did not require treatment with antibiotics.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria were concurrent conditions that could influence the diabetic condition, which included cancer, subjects who used steroids, and individuals with diseases that required surgery that would create external wounds.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| bleeding on probing (BOP) tests at baseline and at 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| probing pocket depth (PPD) Self-Efficacy Scale for Self-care (SESS) Hiroshima University Dental Health Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) HbA1c the tests at baseline and at 6 months | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Graduate School of Nursing Osaka City University Nursing