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Cell-free Autologous Regenerative Endodontics Treatment for Teeth With Periapical Lesions (CARETT)

Cell-free Autologous Regenerative Endodontics Treatment for Permanent Mature Teeth With Pulp Necrosis and Periapical Lesions: a Randomized, Controlled Phase III Clinical Trial (CARETT)

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05305417
Acronym
CARETT
Enrollment
228
Registered
2022-03-31
Start date
2023-03-31
Completion date
2025-03-31
Last updated
2022-03-31

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

Conditions

Periapical Diseases, Pulp Necroses

Keywords

Regenerative Endodontics, Permanent Dentition, Pulp Necroses, Periapical Diseases, Root Canal Filling Material

Brief summary

Conventional endodontic treatment has been the treatment of choice for the management of signs and symptoms of mature permanent teeth with pulpal necrosis and periapical lesion with predictable and favorable results. However, treatment outcomes have not shown improvement or innovation in decades. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a regenerative endodontic procedure (cell-free and autologous protocol) versus conventional endodontics in the resolution of signs and symptoms of periapical lesion and pulp vitality-sensitivity in mature permanent teeth with a diagnosis of pulpal necrosis and periapical lesion.

Detailed description

Conventional endodontic treatment has been an effective treatment option for decades to treat signs and symptoms in mature permanent teeth with a diagnosis of apical lesion due to pulpal necrosis, allowing the teeth to be kept in the mouth free of signs/symptoms but devitalized. The clinical effectiveness of conventional treatment in this type of case is ≥80%, with some variations according to different studies. Despite advances and modifications in treatment protocols, this therapy has not shown improvements or innovations in its results in recent decades. The Regenerative Endodontics alternative is postulated as a biologically based endodontic treatment option that allows to resolve the signs and symptoms along with dental revitalization through the regeneration of the pulpal connective tissue, generating a substantive possibility of innovation and improvements to the therapy of conventional endodontics. Various regenerative endodontic protocols have been proposed to achieve pulp tissue regeneration, from sophisticated techniques that involve cell transplantation, provision of scaffolds and/or signaling molecules, or simpler protocols that appeal to the autologous capacity of the organism to regenerate tissue. lost. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of a cell-free regenerative endodontic procedure with the contribution of an autologous scaffold (L-PRF) versus conventional endodontics in the recovery of signs of periapical lesion and pulp vitality-sensitivity in mature permanent teeth with diagnosis of pulpal necrosis and periapical lesion.

Interventions

PROCEDUREAutologous Regenerative Endodontic Treatment

The intervention consist in achieve an access to the teeth root canal system, do a chemico-mechanical preparation each root canal for to be obturated with an autologous biological scaffold and bioactive biomaterials to maintain teeth free of signs/symptoms caused by pulp necroses and periapical lesions

The intervention consist in achieve an access to the teeth root canal system, do a chemico-mechanical preparation each root canal for to be obturated with an inert biomaterial to maintain teeth free of signs/symptoms caused by pulp necroses and periapical lesions

Sponsors

Universidad de Valparaiso
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Participants don´t know wich intervention receive Investigator (outcome evaluator) don´t know wich intervention evaluate Outcomes Assessor (statistics) don´t know wich arm data evaluate

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Male or female (18-60y) systemically healthy or chronic disease controlled * Uniradicular or multiradicular permanent mature teeth * Teeth with diagnosis of pulp necrosis (negative response to thermal-cold pulp test) and sings or symptoms (clinical-radiographic) of periapical lesion. * Root anatomy with curvatures ≤ 30° * Feasibility of adhesive tooth restoration (direct or indirect) * Voluntary participation under informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or lactating woman * Signs of moderate or severe periodontal disease * Teeth with signs of radicular fracture (vertical or horizontal), signs of root resorption (endo-exo) * teeth with impossibility of good prognosis of coronary rehabilitation by direct or indirect adhesive technique * Teeth that to treat can not to be correctly isolate with rubber dam

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Efficacy of therapy12 monthNumber of treated tooth that remain in mouth free of clinical (negative percussion, negative palpation, abscence of inflammation, pain and fistula) and radiographic (total or partial reduction on size of periapical lesion) signs or symptoms at 12 month post operatory.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tooth re-sensibilization3, 6 and 12 monthNumber of treated tooth that response positively to thermal pulp sensibility test (cold stimulus) after 3, 6 and 12 months post operatory in relation with the initial negative pulp test. The positive-negative pulp sensibility response of treated teeth first is standardized testing the homologous vital tooth on the mouth.
Tooth re-vitalization3, 6 and 12 monthNumber of treated tooth that response positively to Vitality Pulp Test Doppler laser flowmetry after 3, 6 and 12 month. This Vitality Test assess pulpal blood flow by the detection of light scatter generated by moving erythrocytes. The positive-negative pulp vitality response of the treated teeth first is standardized testing the homologous vital tooth on the mouth.
Periapical lesion resolution3, 6 and 12 monthResolution of an periapical lesion using Periapical Index (PI), a scoring system for registration of apical periodontitis in radiographs
Procedure Timeintraoperatorytotal time required to perform each of the therapies recorded in minutes

Contacts

Primary ContactJuan Caro, DDS
juancarlos.caro@uv.cl+56975242484

Outcome results

None listed

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