Periodontal Care and Glycemic Control in Diabetes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00012688

Enrollment

300

Registered

2001-03-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

2003-09-30

Last updated

2015-04-07

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus, Peridontal Disease, Poor Glycemic Control

Brief summary

Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care. Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control. Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control.

Detailed description

Background: Diabetes is a prevalent and costly disease among users of VA care. Goals of diabetes care include the prevention and/or delay of complications via adequate glycemic control. Improvements in periodontal status may also improve diabetes control. Objectives: This project will determine the efficacy of a program of periodontal screening and therapy in improving the level of glycemic control in poorly controlled diabetics. Methods: Status: Subject accrual is complete. Data collection is ongoing.

Interventions

DRUGDoxycycline HCI 10mg po for 2 weeks

PROCEDUREUltrasonic scaling with 0.12% chlorhexidine gluconate

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients must have diabetes mellitus, and HbAlc \>9, \>8 teeth, and CPITN scores of 3 or 4 in, at least 2 sextants of the mouth, indicating moderate to high peridontal treatment need.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026