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Diabetes Reversal and the Subgingival Microbiota

Diabetes Reversal and the Subgingival Microbiota

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05501093
Enrollment
102
Registered
2022-08-15
Start date
2019-03-11
Completion date
2025-06-30
Last updated
2026-03-19

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Conditions

Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Diabetes type2

Brief summary

This study seeks to examine the impact of bariatric surgery on oral bacteria in diabetic compared to non-diabetic patients. The purpose of this research study is to examine how diabetes changes the bacteria in the mouth. This is an important question since bacterial changes may impact oral health. Participants will attend a screening and baseline visit prior to bariatric surgery and three post bariatric surgery appointments (3 weeks post, 6 months post and 1 year to 18 months post). Samples collected at each study visit include blood, plaque, and other oral samples. At the last study visit there is an optional dental cleaning.

Interventions

OTHERsample collection

Blood, plaque, and other oral samples

Sponsors

University of Pennsylvania
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
CollaboratorNIH
Temple University
CollaboratorOTHER
Ohio State University
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
25 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

* Men and women undergoing bariatric surgery who are 25-65 years old. * BMI \> 35 kg/m2. * Diabetic subjects: HbA1c\> 6.0% or fasting plasma glucose \>126 mg/dl). * Normoglycemic subjects: HbA1c\<5.75% or fasting plasma glucose \<100 mg/dl). * Dental criteria: Minimum of 4 posterior teeth. * Signed and dated informed consent form. * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study.

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, maturity onset diabetes of the young (MODY), or latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). * Women who are considering pregnancy or are currently breastfeeding. * Individuals with a history of chronic inflammatory or autoimmune diseases or taking medications that affect immune function or affect body weight such as chronic systemic steroids. * Currently smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day. * Periodontal treatment within 3 months of bacterial sampling. * Acute periodontal infection (abscess) within 1 month of bacterial sampling or abscess in teeth or adjacent teeth within 1 month of sampling. * Treatment with antibiotics within one month of sample collection (except as part of the surgical regimen of prophylactic antibiotic immediately prior to surgery). * A treatment regimen of steroids within 1 month of sample collection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Bacterial composition18 monthsas determined by 16s rRNA community profiling

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Bacterial mRNA profiling18 monthsRNA will be isolated then amplified by the MessageAmp II bacterial RNA amplification kit (Ambion/Life Technologies). Ribosomal RNA will be depleted with the RiboZero human/mouse and meta bacterial kits (Epicentre/Illumina) and human mRNA will be depleted with oligo(dT). Illumina sequencing libraries will be constructed with the Illumina TruSeq RNA kit and assessed with an Illumina HiSeq instrument.
Gingival inflammation18 mos.samples will be assessed for inflammatory cytokines (e.g. IL-1β, IL-17 or TNF) by multiplex assay or ELISA assay

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORDana Graves, DDS, DMSc

University of Pennsylvania

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026